Abstract
Most of the real world signals have analog behavior. In order to convert these analog signals to digital, we need an analog to digital converter (ADC). In the architecture of ADC’s, comparators are the fundamental blocks. The usage of these dynamic comparators are maximized because of demand for low-power, area efficient and high-speed ADC’s. The dynamic comparator performance depends on technology that we used. This paper presents the design and analysis of dynamic comparators. Based on the analysis, designer can obtain a new design to trade-off between speed and power. In this paper, a p-MOS latch is present along with a pre-amplifier. p-MOS transistors were used as inputs in pre-amplifier and latch. The circuit operates by specific clock pattern. At reset phase, the circuit undergoes discharge state. During evaluation phase, after achieving enough pre-amplification gain, the latch is activated. The cross coupled connection in the circuit enhances the amplification gain and reduces the delay. This design has optimum delay and reduces the excess power consumption. The circuit simulations are done by using mentor graphics tool having 250 nm CMOS technology. Index Terms: Analog to digital converter (ADC), static comparator, dynamic comparator, two-stage comparator, low-power, high-speed.
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Murali Krishna, G., Karthick, G., Umapathi, N. (2021). Design of Dynamic Comparator for Low-Power and High-Speed Applications. In: Kumar, A., Mozar, S. (eds) ICCCE 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 698. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7961-5_110
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