Title :
BANDIT: embedding analog-to-digital converters on digital telecom ASICs
Author :
Donnay, S. ; van Heijningen, M. ; Badaroglu, M. ; Diels, W. ; Engels, M. ; Bolsens, I. ; Zinzius, Y. ; Gielen, G. ; Sansen, W. ; Fondén, T. ; Signell, S.
Author_Institution :
DESICS, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the objectives and some early results of the ESPRIT project 29260 BANDIT. It is a 3 year project that started in September 1998. Coordinating partner is IMEC and the other partners are K.U. Leuven and Ericsson Radio Systems (ERA). The goal of BANDIT is to develop a general design and test methodology for embedding high-speed analog/digital converters (ADCs) on large digital telecom ASICs, with special attention to the problems caused by mixed-signal integration, such as substrate noise coupling. After an overview of the project objectives, the first results in the field of substrate noise coupling analysis are presented
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; application specific integrated circuits; digital integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit noise; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; research initiatives; telecommunication equipment; ADC embedding; BANDIT project; ESPRIT project 29260; Ericsson Radio Systems; IMEC; KU Leuven; analog/digital converters; digital telecom ASICs; general design methodology; general test methodology; high-speed ADCs; mixed-signal integration; substrate noise coupling analysis; Analog-digital conversion; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit noise; Circuit testing; Design methodology; Noise generators; Noise reduction; Telecommunications; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1999. Proceedings of ICECS '99. The 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pafos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5682-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1999.814426
