A 0.6-V subthreshold-leakage supressed CMOS fully differential switched-capacitor amplifier

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Sum Lee ◽  
Wen-Zhe Lu ◽  
Yi-Cheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Switched Capacitor ◽  
Fully Differential ◽  
Subthreshold Leakage

scholarly journals A Fully-Differential Switched-Capacitor Dual-Slope Capacitance-To-Digital Converter (CDC) for a Capacitive Pressure Sensor

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (17) ◽  
pp. 3673
Author(s):  
Christopher Rogi ◽  
Cesare Buffa ◽  
Niccolo De Milleri ◽  
Richard Gaggl ◽  
Enrique Prefasi
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Switched Capacitor ◽  
Capacitive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Fully Differential ◽  
Sensor Model ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
On Chip

This article focuses on a proposed Switched-Capacitor Dual-Slope based CDC. Special attention is paid to the measurement setup using a real pressure sensor. Performance scaling potential as well as dead zones are pointed out and discussed. In depth knowledge of the physical sensor behavior is key to design an optimal readout circuit. While this is true for high-end applications, low-performance IoT (Internet of Things) sensors aim at moderate resolution with very low power consumption. This article also provides insights into basic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System) physics. Based on that, an ambient air pressure sensor model for SPICE (Simulation-Program-with-Integrated-Circuit-Emphasis) circuit simulators is presented. The converter concept was proven on silicon in a 0.13 μ m process using both a real pressure sensor and an on-chip dummy MEMS bridge. A 3.2-ms measurement results in 13-bit resolution while consuming 35 μ A from a 1.5-V supply occupying 0.148 mm2. A state-of-the-art comparison identifies potential room for improvements towards hybrid solutions, which is proposed in subsequent publications already.

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