Abstract:
In this brief, an energy-efficient capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC) is presented. The proposed CDC uses digitally controlled coarse–fine multi-slope integration to ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
In this brief, an energy-efficient capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC) is presented. The proposed CDC uses digitally controlled coarse–fine multi-slope integration to digitize a wide range of capacitance in short conversion time. Both integration current and frequency are scaled, which leads to significant improvement in the energy efficiency of both analog and digital circuitry. Mathematical analysis for circuit nonidealities, noise, and improvement in energy efficiency is provided. A prototype fabricated in a 0.35- \mu{\hbox{m}} CMOS process occupies 0.09 \hbox{mm}^{2} and consumes a total of 153 \mu{\hbox{A}} from 3.3 V supply while achieving 13-bit resolution. The operation of the prototype is experimentally verified using MEMS capacitive pressure sensor. Compared to recently published work, the prototype achieves an excellent energy efficiency of 7.9 pJ/Step.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs ( Volume: 61, Issue: 8, August 2014)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Noise ,
- Capacitance ,
- Power demand ,
- Prototypes ,
- Radiation detectors ,
- Clocks ,
- Mirrors
- Index Terms
- Energy Efficiency ,
- Pressure Sensor ,
- Efficiency Improvement ,
- Improve Energy Efficiency ,
- Conversion Time ,
- Improved Analysis ,
- Capacitive Sensor ,
- Digital Circuits ,
- Power Consumption ,
- Total Yield ,
- Analog-to-digital Converter ,
- Threshold Voltage ,
- Thermal Noise ,
- Weak Dependence ,
- Frequency Scale ,
- Parasitic Capacitance ,
- Circuit Performance ,
- Clock Frequency ,
- Digital Output ,
- Noise Density ,
- Current Mirror ,
- Serial Peripheral Interface ,
- Flicker Noise ,
- Gate Pulse ,
- Unity Gain
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Noise ,
- Capacitance ,
- Power demand ,
- Prototypes ,
- Radiation detectors ,
- Clocks ,
- Mirrors
- Index Terms
- Energy Efficiency ,
- Pressure Sensor ,
- Efficiency Improvement ,
- Improve Energy Efficiency ,
- Conversion Time ,
- Improved Analysis ,
- Capacitive Sensor ,
- Digital Circuits ,
- Power Consumption ,
- Total Yield ,
- Analog-to-digital Converter ,
- Threshold Voltage ,
- Thermal Noise ,
- Weak Dependence ,
- Frequency Scale ,
- Parasitic Capacitance ,
- Circuit Performance ,
- Clock Frequency ,
- Digital Output ,
- Noise Density ,
- Current Mirror ,
- Serial Peripheral Interface ,
- Flicker Noise ,
- Gate Pulse ,
- Unity Gain
- Author Keywords