• DocumentCode
    869481
  • Title

    An Analysis of Latch Comparator Offset Due to Load Capacitor Mismatch

  • Author

    Nikoozadeh, Amin ; Murmann, Boris

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA
  • Volume
    53
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    1398
  • Lastpage
    1402
  • Abstract
    This brief analyzes the effect of load capacitor mismatch on the offset of a regenerative latch comparator. Two analytical models are presented and compared with HSpice simulations. Our results indicate that in a typical 0.18-mum CMOS latch, a capacitive imbalance of only 1 fF can lead to offsets of several tens of millivolts
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; comparators (circuits); network analysis; 0.18 micron; HSpice simulations; latch comparator analysis; load capacitor mismatch; Analytical models; Capacitance; Capacitors; Inverters; Latches; MOS devices; MOSFET circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Threshold voltage; Capacitor mismatch; dynamic offset; latch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1549-7747
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCSII.2006.883204
  • Filename
    4033159