{"title":"On the Effect of Memory Error in a Time-Interleaved Pipeline ADC With a Shared Residue Amplifier","authors":"Debajit Basak;Siji Huang;George Yuan","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526875","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to traditional time-interleaved (TI) pipeline ADC, shared residue amplifier (RA) architecture is potentially more power efficient and requires simpler calibration. However, the shared RA architecture suffers from memory error, which severely degrades its linearity. Typically, a reset phase is needed at the RA’s input to avoid this memory error. The reset phase is particularly problematic for high-speed ADCs as it shortens the amplification time, leading to higher power consumption in the RA. This brief analyzes the effect of memory error and presents a simple digital memory correction technique for a reset-free and shared open-loop based pipeline ADC. A 14-bit TI pipeline-SAR ADC, running at 2 GS/s, is designed and fabricated to verify the proposed analysis and correction method. Experimental results show improvements of upto 5.1 dB in the signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio (SNDR) and more than two times in the integral nonlinearity (INL) with the proposed digital memory correction technique.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 3","pages":"434-438"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis and Design of a Type-II Reference-Sampling PLL Using Gain-Boosting Phase Detector With Sampling Capacitor Reduction","authors":"Tailong Xu;Haoran Li;Xi Meng;Xiangxun Zhan;Yatao Peng;Jun Yin;Shiheng Yang;Chao Fan;Zhixiang Huang;Rui P. Martins;Pui-In Mak","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526921","url":null,"abstract":"This brief analyzes the phase noise (PN) and reference (REF) spur performance of the reference-sampling (RS) PLL when the total sampling capacitor <inline-formula> <tex-math>$(C_{mathrm { S}})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is reduced to save the power consumption of the crystal oscillator (XO) buffer. Based on the analysis, the saved power consumption from the XO buffer can be utilized to improve the PN of the voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), which compensates for the in-band PN degradation induced by the <inline-formula> <tex-math>$C_{mathrm { S}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> reduction. Based on this theme, we can reduce the total power consumption of the RS-PLL and the XO buffer without degrading the output root-mean-square (RMS) jitter by reducing <inline-formula> <tex-math>$C_{mathrm { S}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> if a VCO with a high figure-of-merit (FoM) and a low <inline-formula> <tex-math>$1/{f}^{3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> PN corner frequency is available. A type-II RS-PLL prototype utilizing a gain-boosting RS phase detector to suppress the voltage-to-current <inline-formula> <tex-math>$(G_{mathrm { M}})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> circuit noise is designed to verify the presented design strategy. With the aid of an inverse-class-F VCO with a FoM of 190.4 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset frequency and a <inline-formula> <tex-math>$1/{f}^{3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> PN corner frequency of 300 kHz across the frequency tuning range from 5.2 GHz to 6.1 GHz, the RS-PLL prototype fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS achieves low RMS jitter and REF spur of 64.8 fs and -84.1 dBc, respectively, while dissipating 6.9 mW, corresponding to a jitter-power FoM (<inline-formula> <tex-math>$rm FoM{_{J}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of -255.4 dB.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 3","pages":"439-443"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2024 Index IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs Vol. 71","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2025.3527324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2025.3527324","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"71 12","pages":"1-187"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10834408","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142937907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Safaa Abdelfattah;Hussein M. E. Hussein;Aatmesh Shrivastava;Marvin Onabajo
{"title":"Instrumentation Amplifier Input Impedance Calibration With Machine Learning-Based Optimizations","authors":"Safaa Abdelfattah;Hussein M. E. Hussein;Aatmesh Shrivastava;Marvin Onabajo","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2025.3526145","url":null,"abstract":"This brief introduces a digital calibration technique to boost the input impedance of instrumentation amplifiers (IAs) with digitally tunable input impedance. The technique employs two machine learning-driven optimization algorithms, the genetic algorithm (GA) and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, to efficiently control integrated capacitor banks within the IA for the determination of the optimal input impedance. These algorithms offer a significant time reduction compared to a calibration with an exhaustive search, reducing calibration time by a factor of over <inline-formula> <tex-math>$10^{6}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> (with four 9-bit digital control words) while conserving computational resources. A prototype platform was developed to automatically optimize a fabricated IA test chip designed with 65-nm CMOS technology, which allows to test the machine learning algorithms using a microcontroller to control the digitally tunable input impedance. With an extra input capacitance of 100 pF, the GA algorithm achieved an input impedance of 1.75 G<inline-formula> <tex-math>$Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> after four generations (iterations), while the PSO algorithm achieved 1.27 G<inline-formula> <tex-math>$Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> with five iterations.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"394-398"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Series-LC-Assisted Oscillator Achieving –140.2 dBc/Hz Phase Noise and 187.5 dBc/Hz FoM at 10 MHz Offset From 10.7 GHz","authors":"Xiangxun Zhan;Jun Yin;Rui P. Martins;Pui-In Mak","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3524556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3524556","url":null,"abstract":"This brief presents a series-LC-assisted oscillator. By utilizing the series LC, the tank impedance at the oscillation frequency is significantly reduced compared to the conventional parallel LC tank, which contributes to reducing the phase noise (PN). Additionally, large-size cross-coupled transistors should be utilized to maintain the oscillation due to the low tank impedance. This induces a large parasitic capacitance that limits the frequency tuning range (FTR) at high frequencies in the conventional cross-coupled oscillator. In contrast, the presented oscillator can operate above 10 GHz with a sufficient FTR, thanks to the capacitance-boosting capability of the series LC. Fabricated in a 65 nm CMOS process, the oscillator achieves a PN of −140.2 dBc/Hz at 10 MHz offset from a 10.7 GHz carrier, consuming a power consumption of 21 mW, resulting in a figure of merit (FoM) of 187.5 dBc/Hz.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"389-393"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kye-Seok Yoon;Sangwon Kim;Gwangzeen Ko;In-Kui Cho;Seongmin Kim
{"title":"Extended ZVS Range via LC Resonance in Current-Fed Parallel Resonant Converter for AGV Wireless Power Transfer","authors":"Kye-Seok Yoon;Sangwon Kim;Gwangzeen Ko;In-Kui Cho;Seongmin Kim","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3523896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3523896","url":null,"abstract":"This brief presents a novel approach to extend the zero voltage switching (ZVS) range in the current-fed parallel resonant converter for wireless power transfer in an automated guided vehicle (AGV). Unlike previous methods that focus on tuning capacitors or inductors, the proposed method is to resonate the matching capacitor with a lumped inductor to enable ZVS in the region where the ZVS condition is not met, which is an LC resonance approach. The power dissipation due to ZVS failure is analyzed, and the proposed method to guarantee ZVS operation is described in detail. The simulated and measured results verified that the proposed method extends the range of ZVS by approximately 242% and achieves an efficiency improvement of up to 10.69% under the same load conditions compared to the conventional method.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"424-428"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haiyang Cao;Yongting Deng;Chenhao Zhao;Yiming Shen;Xiufeng Liu;Christopher H. T. Lee
{"title":"Enhanced Position Estimation Accuracy Based on Improved Super-Twisting Observer and Position Compensation PLL for PMSM Sensorless Control","authors":"Haiyang Cao;Yongting Deng;Chenhao Zhao;Yiming Shen;Xiufeng Liu;Christopher H. T. Lee","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3523302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3523302","url":null,"abstract":"In order to enhance the position estimation accuracy of sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), this brief proposes an improved super-twisting observer (STO) combined with a novel position compensation phase-locked loop (PLL) scheme. In this sensorless technology, the improved STO is designed using linear and nonlinear correction terms to achieve precise reconstruction of back electrimotive force (EMF) and finite-time convergence. With the back-EMF accurately estimated, the position compensation PLL is presented to alleviate the position error introduced by the speed acceleration and deceleration ramps when extracting position and speed information. Ultimately, the experimental comparisons on a 0.75-kW PMSM drive reveal that the proposed sensorless scheme has superior position estimation accuracy in both speed dynamics and steady state compared with the conventional schemes.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"414-418"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extended H∞ Filtering in RKHS for Nonlinear Systems With Uncertainty","authors":"Wei Yu;Dongyuan Lin;Yunfei Zheng;Shiyuan Wang","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3522913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3522913","url":null,"abstract":"Uncertainties in nonlinear systems can significantly hinder the effectiveness of traditional filtering methods, leading to suboptimal state estimation and compromising overall performance and robustness. Therefore, an extended H<inline-formula> <tex-math>$_{infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> filtering based on reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) is proposed for addressing the state estimation issue existing in the nonlinear system with uncertainty in this brief. In particular, this extended H<inline-formula> <tex-math>$_{infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> filtering is derived in RKHS by using conditional embedding operator and a robust optimization framework. In addition, it employs an adaptive kernel size method to enhance the model’s generalization capability. Moreover, an online sampling method based on Nyström approach is utilized to reduce computational complexity. Simulation results in chaotic time series prediction and SOC estimation demonstrate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the other competitive algorithms.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"429-433"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Flying-Capacitor-Based Reset Scheme for Low Power Dynamic Comparator","authors":"Kwok Cheong Li;Xinhang Xu;Jihang Gao;Siyuan Ye;Jiajia Cui;Yacong Zhang;Ru Huang;Linxiao Shen","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3522282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3522282","url":null,"abstract":"A dynamic comparator reset scheme based on the flying capacitor is proposed. The reset power used to charge the integration nodes of the comparator is nearly halved by exploiting the existent integration capacitors with only a single D-flip-flop and few switches. The proposed reset scheme improves the energy efficiency while the small CLK-OUT delay of the dynamic comparator is maintained. The prototype comparators with the conventional or the proposed reset scheme are fabricated in a 22-nm bulk CMOS process. The measurement results of the delay, input-referred noise, and energy consumption show that the flying-capacitor-based reset scheme boosts the overall performance of both the conventional StrongARM and Elzakker’s comparator by about 1.8-times.","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 2","pages":"384-388"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143107088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TCSII.2024.3513179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2024.3513179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13101,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","volume":"72 1","pages":"C3-C3"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10814108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142890218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}