Low-Power Self Reconfigurable Multiplexer Based Decoder for Adaptive Resolution Flash ADCs

This paper presents a new improved multiplexer based decoder for flash analog-to-digital converters. The proposed decoder is based on 2:1 multiplexers. It calculates the binary code for low operand length thermometer code at initial stages and groups the output of initial stages to generate the final result. The proposed decoder can be configured to operate on thermometer code with reduced length without any extra overhead. This 'self-reconfigurable' property is particularly useful in adaptive resolution analog-to-digital converters. Simulation results indicate that the proposed decoder results in reduced delay, power and power delay product when compared to existing digital decoders for flash analog-digital converters.