Chenglong Zhu, Haochuan Wang, Yu Xia, ChenKai Peng, Jiale Chen, KaiChen Yi, Hengzhi Hong, Mang I. Vai, Sio Hang Pun, Yuhua Cheng, Hui Hong
{"title":"A 12-Bit 1-MS/s 14.96-\u0000\u0000 μW SAR ADC With Improved True Single-Phase Clock Flip-Flops","authors":"Chenglong Zhu, Haochuan Wang, Yu Xia, ChenKai Peng, Jiale Chen, KaiChen Yi, Hengzhi Hong, Mang I. Vai, Sio Hang Pun, Yuhua Cheng, Hui Hong","doi":"10.1002/cta.70311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.70311","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A low-power 12-bit 1-MS/s successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is presented in this paper. The ADC employs segmented capacitive digital-to-analog converter (CDAC) array and improved true single-phase clock flip-flops (ITSPCFFs) to reduce power consumption and chip area. The proposed ITSPCFFs effectively block the potential leakage path inherent in conventional true single-phase clock flip-flops (TSPCFFs). A kickback noise–suppression technique is adopted in a fully dynamic comparator to improve ADC accuracy without additional power consumption. Fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS technology, the prototype achieves an ENOB of 10.9 bits and a SNDR of 67.2 dB at a 1-MS/s sampling rate. Operating at a 1-V supply voltage, the prototype consumes a total power consumption of 14.96-\u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <mi>μ</mi></math>W and achieves a FoM of 7.8 fJ/conversion-step. The proposed SAR ADC features low-power consumption, high-energy efficiency, and compact area, making it well suited for systems on chip (SoCs).</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13874,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications","volume":"54 9","pages":"4482-4492"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148878473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}