
SEC ASIC
BL8531H_ADC
12BIT10MSPSADC
MIXED
FUNCTIONALDESCRIPTION
1.TheBL8531H_ADCisaCMOSfourstep pipelinedAnalog-to-DigitalConverter.Itcontains4-bit flashA/D
Converters,three 3bit flashA/Dconvertersand three multiplying D/AConvertors.TheN-bit flashADCis
composed of2N-1latchedcomparators,and multiplying DACiscomposed of2*(2N+1)capacitorsand two
fully-differentialamplifiers.
2.TheBL8531H_ADCoperatesasfollows.During thefirst"L"cycleofexternalclockthe analog inputdatais
sampled,and theinput isheldfromtherising edgeofthe externalclock,whichisfedtothefirst4-bit flash
ADC,and thefirstmultiplying DAC.Multiplying DACreconstructsavoltage corresponding tothefirst4-bit
ADC'soutput,and finallyamplifiesaresiduevoltageby 24.Thesecond and thirdflashADC,and MDACare
workedas samemanner.Finallyamplifiedresiduevoltage at thethirdmultiplying DACisfedtothelast3-bit
flashADCdecidesfinal3-bit digitaldigitalcode.
3.BL8531H_ADChasthe errorcorrection scheme,which handlestheoutputfrom mismatchinthefirst,second,third
and fourthflashADC.
MAINBLOCKDESCRIPTION
1.SHA
SHA (Sample-and-HoldAmplifier) isthe circuit thatsamplesthe analog inputsignaland holdthatvalueuntil next
sample-time.It isgood as small asitsdifferentvaluebetweenanalog inputsignaland outputsignal.SHA amp
gainishigherthan 70dBat10MHz conversion rate,its settling-timemustbeshortenthan 38nswithless than 1/2
LSBerrorvoltage at12bit resolution.ThisSHA isconsistof fully differentialop amp,switching tr.and sampling
capacitor.Thesampling clockisnon-overlapping clock(Q1,Q2)and sampling capacitorvalueisabout4pF.SHA
usesindependentbiasto protect interruption ofany othercircuit.SHA ampisdesignedthatopen-loop dcgainis
higherthan 70dB,phasemarginishigherthan 60 degrees.Itsinputblockisdesignedto betherail-to-rail
architectureusing complementary differentpair.
2.FLASH
The4-bit flashconverterscompare analog signal(SAH output)withreference voltage,and thatresultstransferto
MDACand digitalcorrection logicblock.It isrealizedfully differentialcomparatorsof15EA.Considering
self-offset,dynamicfeedthrough error,it should distinguish 40mVat least.First,the comparatorschargethe
reference voltage at thesampling capacitorsbeforetransferredSHA output.Thatoperation isperformed on thephase
ofQ2,and discharging on thephaseofQ1.That is,the comparatorscomparerelativedifferentvaluesdual input
voltagewith dualreference voltage.Itsoutputduring Q1 operation is storedat thepre-latch blockbyQ1P.
3.MDAC
MDACisthemost importantblockat thisADCand it decidesthe characteristics.MDACisconsistoftwostage
op amp,selection logic and capacitorarray(c_array).c_array'scompositionsarethe capacitorstochargethe analog
inputand and thereference voltage,switchestocontrol thepath.Selection logic controlsthe c_arrayinternal
switches.If Q1ishigh,selection'soutputare all low,theswitchesoftsw1areoff,theswitchesoftsw2are all
on.Thereforethe capacitorsofc_arraycancharge analog inputvaluesheldatSHA.
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