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2006.10.25. A. Matsuzawa, Tokyo Tech. 　 1

Nano-scale CMOS and Low Voltage Analog to Digital Converter

Design Challenges

Akira Matsuzawa

Tokyo Institute of Technology

2006.10.25.

A. Matsuzawa, Tokyo Tech. 　2

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Effect of technology scaling on analog performance

--- Performance analysis of pipeline ADC ---

3. Design challenges for ADC in nano-scale era

--- No use of Operational amplifier --

- Comparator controlled current source - Successive approximation ADC - Sub-ranging ADC

4. Summary

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Performance and applications

6 8 10 12 14 16

Resolution (bits)

Co

nve

rsio

n R

ate

(MH

z)

0.1

1

10

100

1000

5

3050

300500

0.5

0.05

HDD/DVDGraphics

Audio

GeneralPurpose

DVC/DSC/Printer

Video/Communication

Servo

(µ-Computer)

Automobile

Meter

Pipeline ADC

Pipeline ADC is the major conversion architecture for communications and digital consumer products.

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Pipeline ADC

-

-+

+

Op amp

CMPDAC

-

-+

+

Op amp

CMPDAC

-

-+

+

Op amp

Sample & Hold 1st stage 2nd stage

Amplify (Hold) Sample Amplify

Cf

Cs

Cf

Cs

1st　stage

2nd　Stage

Sample Amp. Sample Amp.

Sample Amp. Sample Amp.

Transfer characteristics

Hold Sample Amplify

-Vref

+Vref

-Vref

+Vref

0 1

Ｘ２

-Vref

+Vref

-Vref

+Vref

0 1 0 1

Ｘ２

1st Stage 2nd Stage

Folding I/O characteristics makes higher resolution along with pipeline stages.

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Speed and power

High　Speed　ADC[Sampling　Freq.　VS　Power]

1

10

100

1000

10000

1 10 100 1000 10000

Sampling　Freq.[MSps]

Power[mW]

12Bit(Paper)10Bit(Paper)12Bit　Products10Bit　Products.

J SSC,ISSCC,VLSI,CICC,ESSCC　&　Products(≧10Bit,≧10MSps)1995-2006

MHzmWbit /3.0:10

MHzmWbit /1:12

10b12b

Conversion speed has saturated at 200 MHz Smaller mW/MHz is needed for low power operation.0.3mW/MHz for 10bit and 1mW/MHz for 12bit are the bottom lines.

200MHz


Effect of technology scaling on analog performance

Technology scaling

and performance of pipeline ADC

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Operating voltage trend

0

1

2

3

4

10

100

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Op

erat

ing

vo

ltag

e　

(V)

Des

ign

ru

le　

(nm

)

Design RuleAnalog High

Analog Low

Digital Low (Low leak)

Digital High

ITRS 2003

ITRS 2001

About 1V operation

Operating voltage of scaled device will keep about 1V

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Operational amplifier for ADC

Vin+

vout-vout+

2Veff

Vs=Vdd-4Veff

2Veff

Vin-

Vdd

Output signal rangeGain

Boost amp.

Pipeline ADC needs high performance amplifier.The output signal range will be reduced along with voltage lowering.

Vs=Vdd-0.7V

Vs=0.5V @Vdd=1.2VVs=0.3V @Vdd=1.0V

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Requirements for operational amplifier

-

-+

+

Op amp

Cf

Cs Cp

Vout

VDAC

Vn

Vn

-

-+

+

Op amp

Cf

Cs

VinVn

Vn

Sampling

Amplify

GC

C

GG

f

perror

12

1

f

p

C

C2

1

106)( NdBG

N:ADC resolutionM： Stage resolution

1MN2G1

for 1.5b pipeline ADC

DC gain

pisf

f

CCC

C

β

pisf

pisfoLpoL CCC

CCCCCC

3fcN

C2g

GBWL

mclose_

πβ

Closed loop gain-bandwidth

Higher resolution requires higher open loop gain.Higher conversion frequency requires higher closed loop GBW.

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kT/C noise

R

CL

Larger SNR requires larger capacitance and larger signal swing.Low signal swing increases required capacitance.

CL

vout

φ

vn

0.1 1 10 10050

60

70

80

90

10095.918

51.938

SNRC 1 2 C

SNRC 2 2 C

SNRC 3 2 C

SNRC 5 2 C

1000.1 C

14bit

12bit

10bit

0.1 1 10 100

VFS=5V

VFS=3V

VFS=2V

VFS=1V

n=2

SN

R (

dB)

Capacitance (pF)

CkT

2d

CR1

1kTR4v

22n

CnkT

v2n n: configuration coefficient

nkTCV

dBSNR FS

8log10)(

2

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Ids GBW－特性

0.00E+00

2.00E+09

4.00E+09

6.00E+09

8.00E+09

1.00E+10

1.20E+10

0.0E+00 5.0E- 04 1.0E- 03 1.5E- 03 2.0E- 03

Ids[A]

GBW[Hz]

90nm(CL=100fF) 90nm(CL=200fF)0.25μ m(CL=100fF) 0.25μ m(CL=200fF)

Effect of technology scaling

GBW: 10GHz

GBW: 2GHz

Conversion freq. : 1GHz

Conversion freq. : 200MHz　

90nm

0.25um

Gain bandwidth of OpAmp increases along with technology scaling.However, can we increase every needed performances for ADCs?

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M5

Vbp2

Vbp1

VoutnVoutp

Vbn1

Vbn2

Vdd

VinpVinn

Vbp1

Technology scaling for analog

M5

Vbp2

Vbp1

VoutnVoutp

Vbn1

Vbn2

Vdd

VinpVinn

Vbp1

elVsig arg:

SignalCap.

ParasiticCap.

ParasiticCap.

ParasiticCap.

ParasiticCap. Parasitic

Cap.

ParasiticCap.

smallVsig :

SignalCap.

Technology scaling

Technology scaling can reduce parasitic capacitances.However signal capacitance will increase to keep the same SNR at lower voltage operation.

Parasitic capacitance smallerOperating voltage lowerSignal swing lower

Signal capacitance largerVoltage gain lower

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Performance model for pipeline ADC

Cf

Cs Cpi gm Cpo COLRL2

1

1

p

sω

OpAmpofpoleSecond

ceresisOutputR

cecapaciLoadC

cecapaciparaciticputputinputCC

loopfeedbackforcecapaciSignalCC

stageinputofcecTranscondug

p

L

oL

popi

fs

m

:

tan:

tan:

tan&:,

tan:,

tan:

2ω

βπ L

mclose C

gGBW

2_

pisf

f

CCC

C

β

pisf

pisfoLpoL CCC

CCCCCC

2fs

oL

CCC

oLfso CCCC

OpAmp

o

dspi

o

dspo

o

dspieffo

ds

o

pi

o

po

o

pio

mclose

C

I

C

I

C

IVC

I

C

C

C

C

C

CC

gGBW

112

1

112

1

2_ ππ

A. Matsuzawa, “Analog IC Technologies for Future Wireless Systems,” IEICE, Tan on Electronics, Vol. E89-C, No.4, pp. 446-454, April, 2006.

We have developed the performance model for pipeline ADC that can treat technology scaling.

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Scaling and analog device and circuit parameters

　μ

ds2effox

IVC

L2W

(b)Cpi_N, Cpi_P,Cpo[fF/mA],ωp2_N,ωp2_P[GHz]

(a)WN,WP[μm/mA],VA_N, VA_P[V]

D

G

S

B

gdC dbC

gsC sbC

dbC

dsI

Veff=0.175V

DR

DR

DR

L[μm]0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.51

10

100

1000

Cgd

Cgs

Cap

. [fF

/mA

],f T

[GH

z]W

[μm

/mA

]

fT

W

2/1 SS: Scaling factor

Gate width and capacitances decrease with technology scaling.

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Determination of signal capacitance

90nm 0.13μm 0.18μm 0.25μm 0.35μm

Vdd 1.2V 1.5V 1.8V 2.5V 3.3V

Vsig_pp 1.0V 1.6V 2.2V 3.6V 5.2V

2

19 21066.1

sig

N

o VC

DR[μm]

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0.1 0.50.05

Co[

pF]

8bit

10bit

12bit

14bit

Vin+

vout-vout+

2Veff

Vdd-4Veff

2Veff

Vin-

Vdd

Output signal range

Gain Boost amp.

Larger resolution requires larger signal capacitance.Furthermore, Voltage lowering increases signal capacitance more.

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10

100

1000

10000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

Performance curve

o

pi

o

po

o

pio

mclose

C

C

C

C

C

CCg

GBW

112

12_ π

①Co≫Cpo,Cpi

）（・π ds

effo

dsclose I�

VCI

GBW 31

_

dsopodsipieff

dsm IC�IC�

VI

g ,,2

②Cpi<Co ＜ Cpo

）　（α

・π

tConsVC

GBWoeffo

close tan311

_

③Co ＜ Cpo 、 Co ＜ Cpi

）（αα

・π dsdsoieffo

close I�

IVCGBW

13

11_

①

③②fFCo 50

Performance exhibits convex curve.There is the peak conversion frequency and the optimum current. Current increase results in increase of parasitic capacitances and decrease of conversion frequency in the higher current region.

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1

10

100

1000

10000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

8 bit

0.13μm 90nm

0.13um attains highest conversion frequency in a low current region.However 90nm is over striding 0.13um along with increase of the current.

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0.25μm

1

10

100

1000

10000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

10 bit

0.35μm 0.18μm 0.13μm 90nm

The best design rule depends on operating current.0.35um attains highest conversion frequency in low operating current region!

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0.1

1

10

100

1000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

12 bit

0.35μm 0.25μm 0.18μm

Relaxed design rule is suitable for wider current range.

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14 bit

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

Scaled CMOS is not suitable for higher resolution ADC.

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Performance summary

12bit

1

10

100

1000

10000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

８ bit1

10

100

1000

10000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

10bit

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

12bit0.01

0.1

1

10

100

0.01 0.1 1 10Ids[mA]

fc[MHz]

90nm 0.13μ m 0.18μ m 0.25μ m 0.35μ m

14bit

Scaled CMOS is effective for just low resolution ADC.Scaled CMOS is not effective for high resolution ADC.

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Voltage gain

dsmi rgG ds

Ads

eff

dsm I

Vr

VI

g ,2

Aeff

Ai V

VV

G 102

LV operation

LV operation

VA decreases with scaling and operating voltage lowering.High gain can not be expected.

NMOS PMOS

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Voltage gain of operational amplifier

Vin+

vout-vout+Vin-

Gain Boost amp.

VVV effds 2.0

dBVV

Geff

Ai 20

2.022

20dB

20dB40dB

Total gain is 80dB @max

Voltage gain of OpAmp for scaled CMOS and LV operation is 80dB at most.

Less than 10 bit ADC can be designed with scaled and low voltage CMOS.


Design challenges for ADC in nano-scale era

--- No use of Operational amplifier --

- Comparator controlled current source - Successive approximation ADC - Sub-ranging ADC

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Isink

R R

Isink

R R

effoxj

ksin

oxj

m

VLWC32

WC2

I

LWC32

WC2

gGBW

2eff

oxksin V

LW

2C

I

L

Cox

k

C

32

L2

VGBW

j2

eff

0

5

10

15

20

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Re

lati

ve

ba

nd

wid

th

Feature size ( )m

0

5

10

15

20

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Re

lati

ve

ba

nd

wid

th

Feature size ( )mFeature size ( )m

Design rule and Speed in Comparator

Gain bandwidth (=Speed) is inversely proportional to the L2 (channel length).Technology scaling is still effective to increase the comparator speed and to reduce operating current.Furthermore, low voltage operation, such as 0.5V, is available.

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Comparator controlled current source

Vx is reaching the virtual ground voltage asymptotically

Conventional OpAmp

Vx is reaching the virtual ground voltage with constant rate

Comparator controlled current source

T. Sepke, J. K. Fiorenza, C. G. Sodini, P. Holloway, and H. Lee, “Comparator-Based Switched-Capacitor Circuits For Scaled CMOS Technologies,” IEEE, ISSCC 2006, Dig. of Tech. Papers, pp. 574-575. Feb. 2006.

Comparator controlled current source can realize the virtual ground.

Now challenge for not use of OpAmp in ADC design has started.

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Realistic comparator controlled current source

+

_

C1

C2

AGND

VxE1

E2

I1

I2

Vo

Vx

Vo

Vo(n-1)

Vo(n)

Vxo

AGND

E1 E2

I2<< I1

T. Sepke, J. K. Fiorenza, C. G. Sodini, P. Holloway, and H. Lee, “Comparator-Based Switched-Capacitor Circuits For Scaled CMOS Technologies,” IEEE, ISSCC 2006, Dig. of Tech. Papers, pp. 574-575. Feb. 2006.

Time delay (Vx Vo) causes voltage offset. Small inverse current source has been introduced. The offset voltage can be reduced and does not effect the conversion linearity.

10b, 8MHz ADC has been developed.Pd=2.5mW. Lowest Pd/MHz

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Successive approximation ADC

C C2

C4

C8

C16

C16

Vin Vref

C C2C2

C4C4

C8C8

C16C16

C16C16

Vin Vref

Binary weighted Capacitor array Comparator RAM

RAM

WR

WR

DATA

DATA

ADC 1

ADC 8

Vin+

Vin-

Refhi

Clkbuf

Reflo

Start

Start

Clk RD

RD

OUT

D. Draxelmayr, “A 6b 600MHz 10mW ADC Array in Digital 90nm CMOS,” IEEE, ISSCC 2004, Dig. of Tech. Papers, pp. 264-265, Feb. 2004.

Eight interleaved SA-ADCs with 90nm CMOSattain 600MHz operation.

Successive approximation ADC

SA-ADC

Successive approximation ADC has been used long time as a low power and low speed ADC. It doesn’t require OpAmp but capacitor array and comparator. Thus this architecture looks suitable for scaled and low voltage CMOS.

Now challenge for renewal of this conventional architecture has started.

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Improvement of SA-ADC

Tracking Phase

Tracking Phase

MSB MSB-1 MSB-2 LSB

MSB MSB-1 MSB-2 LSB

Synchronous Conversion Phase

Asynchronous Conversion Phase

Sampling Instants

Sampling Instants

To comparatorVcm

Cu

Cu

Cu

Cu Cu

Cu CuCu

Cu

VinVcmVrefpVrefn

LSB MSB 1radix

1

S. W. M. Chen and R. W. Brodersen, “A 6b 600MS/s 5.3mW Asynchronous ADC in 0.13um CMOS,” IEEE, ISSCC 2006, Dig. of Tech. Papers, pp. 574-575. Feb. 2006.

6bit 600MHz 5.3mW ADC has been realized with 0.13um CMOS

Asynchronous clock increases conversion frequency.Use of proper radix reduces capacitance.

Capacitor ladder with some radix number

Asynchronous clock

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Sub-ranging ADC

Vdd

Vss

C1

C1

C2C2

S3 S3

S1S1

S2S2

VaVa

Vin-Vin+

Coarse ADC(CADC)

Fine ADC(FADC)

Reference ladder

Switch matrix

Encoder

Vin

Vr

Vr

63

2

7

6.6

12

7]Y. Shimizu, S. Murayama, K. Kudoh, H. Yatsuda, A. Ogawa, “ A 30mw 12b 40MS/s Subranging ADC with a High-Gain Offset-Canceling Positive-Feedback Amplifier in 90nm Digital CMOS,” IEEE, ISSCC 2006, Dig. of Tech. Papers, pp. 222-225. Feb. 2006.

Sub-ranging ADC also doesn't require OpAmp and suitable for LV operation.However it requires low offset voltage comparators. Use of positive feedback technique has realized low offset voltage.

Positive Feedback

CKT

Pd/MHz =0.75mW/MHz which is lowest value!!

Technology revival has been found.

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Summary• Technology scaling is effective for increasing analog performance if not so

much higher SNR is required.

• Technology scaling is not effective for increasing analog performance if higher SNR is required, and sometimes degrades it.

• Increase of signal capacitance to keep the SNR high at low voltage operation is essential serious issue for use of scaled CMOS.

• Furthermore, Gain lowering of OpAmp due to technology scaling and voltage lowering becomes serious issues.

• Design challenges for ADC has been started.

• No use of OpAmp is a common idea.

• Technology revivals have been found and the performance has been improved. Further improvement will be expected in future.