Extended bandwidth open-loop VCO based ADC using Interleaving with a single VCO channel

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Abstract

This paper presents a technique to extend the bandwidth of an open-loop Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) based Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADC), using the Time Interleaving (TI) principle. Unlike the conventional TI implementation, the presented concept uses a single VCO channel and interleaves the sampling circuits. This approach utilizes the wide VCO bandwidth and operates effectively at a higher sampling rate compared to traditional implementations. Furthermore, the proposed design overcomes the speed constraints imposed by the technology, achieving enhanced performance with minimal additional hardware, resulting a highly compact solution. Simulation results demonstrate that, for a 230 MHz bandwidth, the proposed open-loop interleaved VCO-based ADC achieves an SNR of 39.96 dB, compared to 27.33 dB in the conventional open-loop implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCAS 2025 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350356830
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Event2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2025 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 25 May 202528 May 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period25/05/2528/05/25

Keywords

  • ADC
  • Analog-to-Digital Converter
  • FDC
  • First Order Noise Shaping
  • Frequency-to-Digital Conversion
  • Jitter
  • Noise Shaping
  • Non-linearity
  • NS
  • Phase Noise
  • PN
  • Ring Oscillator
  • RO
  • VCO
  • VCO Phase
  • Voltage Controlled Oscillator

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