EVALUATION OF TIME RESOLUTION OF NMOS SAMPLING SWITCHES

Alberto Die, Maurizio Valle
Abstract:
Usually in CMOS line receivers and downconversion mixers, a key component is the NMOS sampling switch. When designing sampling switches, one has usually to trade off resolution against bandwidth and aperture time. In this perspective, we modeled the aperture time of the NMOS sampling switch for low swing voltage signals taking also into account the dependence of the threshold voltage on the body effect. Then we compared the aperture time behaviour using three submicron CMOS technologies (0.8, 0.5 and 0.25 μm minimum channel length respectively). The results indicate that an aperture time of about 100 ps is achievable with a CMOS 0.25 μm minimum channel length technology working at low supply voltage.
Keywords:
aperture time, CMOS integrated circuits, high-speed integrated circuits, sample and hold circuits, A/D converters
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IMEKO-TC4-2002-053.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Conference and Workshop 2002
Title:
4th International Conference on Advanced A/D and D/A Conversion Techniques and their Applications (together with 7th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)
Place:
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Time:
26 June 2002 - 28 June 2002