A 0.3-V, 37.5-nW 1.5~6.5-pF-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor Readout

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	A 0.3-V, 37.5-nW 1.5~6.5-pF-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor Readout
	Fan, S.; Law, M. K.; Mak, P. I.; Martins, R. P.
	2014-12-01
Source Publication	Integrated Circuits (ISIC), 2014 14th International Symposium on
Abstract	A fully-digital capacitive sensor readout circuit based on capacitance controlled oscillators is presented. A two-step quantization scheme using SAR for coarse conversion and ΔΣ for fine conversion is introduced to extend the sensor input range while preserving the sensing accuracy. Systematic error analysis and optimization for the finite switch on-resistance and buffer input dependent delay are also outlined. Power supply insensitivity is ensured by the use of a pseudo-differential architecture and a ratiometric readout scheme. The complete sensor readout is implemented in a standard 0.18µm CMOS process. Simulation results show that the sensor readout circuit can achieve a wide input range from 1.5 to 6.5pF and a worst case power supply rejection ratio of 0.65% from 0.3V to 0.6V. For the ΔΣ conversion, a resolution of 7.4b at a conversion frequency of 318 Hz with an input capacitance of 4pF and a 0.3V supply is achieved. An average power is 37.5nW at 0.3V with a 4pF input capacitance, corresponding to a Figure-of-Merit (FoM) of 350fJ/conv-step.
Keyword	Wide-Input range supply voltage tolerant capacitive sensor readout capacitance coltrolled oscillator ultra-low voltage ultra-low power
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Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	15122
Document Type	Conference paper
Collection	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINAL ADMINISTRATION
Corresponding Author	Law, M. K.
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Fan, S.,Law, M. K.,Mak, P. I.,et al. A 0.3-V, 37.5-nW 1.5~6.5-pF-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor Readout[C], 2014.
APA	Fan, S.., Law, M. K.., Mak, P. I.., & Martins, R. P. (2014). A 0.3-V, 37.5-nW 1.5~6.5-pF-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor Readout. Integrated Circuits (ISIC), 2014 14th International Symposium on.

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