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A 12 b 180-MS/s Pipelined-SAR ADC With a Low-Power Calibration-Free RA and Hardware-Efficient SAR Logic

A 12 b 180-MS/s Pipelined-SAR ADC With a Low-Power Calibration-Free RA and Hardware-Efficient SAR Logic 150 150
Author(s): Guo Wei, Rui Zhang, Fule Li, Hanjun Jiang, Zhihua Wang

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This letter presents a 12-bit, 180-MS/s pipelined-SAR ADC in 65-nm CMOS. To eliminate the complex interstage gain-error calibration for a fast-response characteristic, a high-gain residue amplifier (RA) featuring a two-stage gain-boosting architecture is proposed. By removing the tail current, the RA significantly alleviates slew-rate and voltage headroom limitations. The …

Published in: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
Page(s): 186 – 189
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 2573-9603
DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2026.3697220
Publisher: IEEE

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A 194.6-TOPS/W Pipelined All Current-Domain Mixed-Signal Compute in Memory in 28-nm CMOS

A 194.6-TOPS/W Pipelined All Current-Domain Mixed-Signal Compute in Memory in 28-nm CMOS 150 150
Author(s): Saideep Cherukuri, N. V. Kidambi, W. C. Wang, I. Chakraborty, S. Zhang, L. Shamieh, J. B. Steinberg, S. Mukhopadhyay

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Mixed-signal CIM (MS-CIM) faces bit-cell nonlinearity, poor linearity at high frequency, and throughput limits. We present a hybrid pipelined current-domain MS-CIM macro featuring bit-cell matched linearization interface (BMLI) and loop-unrolled successive approximation refinement (SAR) ADC fabricated in 28-nm CMOS. A $256{\,}\times {\,}256$ SRAM array with 8-bit inputs, 8-bit weights achieve 10.16-TOPS …

Published in: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
Page(s): 174 – 177
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 2573-9603
DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2026.3697990
Publisher: IEEE

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Leveraging a Passive MRAM Crossbar for Hardware-in-the-Loop and Continual learning

Leveraging a Passive MRAM Crossbar for Hardware-in-the-Loop and Continual learning 150 150
Author(s): M. Drouhin, M. Grelier, M. Deroo, Y. Sassi, E. Monteblanco, N. Davila, G. Mihajlović, R. V. Chopdekar, T. S. Santos, J. A. Katine, D. Ravelosona

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Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have enabled major advances in artificial intelligence, yet their growing computational and energy demands challenge conventional von Neumann architectures due to the costly separation of memory and processing. In-memory computing has emerged as a promising solution, particularly through memristive crossbar arrays capable of performing multiply-and-accumulate operations …

Published in: IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits
Page(s): 129 – 134
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 2329-9231
DOI: 10.1109/JXCDC.2026.3702001
Publisher: IEEE

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A Capacitor-Free Hybrid-Process Low Dropout Regulator With Ultrahigh-Gain Amplifier and Super Source Follower for 0.297 mV/A Load Regulation and 0.024 mV/V Line Regulation

A Capacitor-Free Hybrid-Process Low Dropout Regulator With Ultrahigh-Gain Amplifier and Super Source Follower for 0.297 mV/A Load Regulation and 0.024 mV/V Line Regulation 150 150
Author(s): Yu-Ting Huang, Xiao-Quan Wu, Chi-Yu Chen, Po-Jui Chiu, Chien-Wei Cho, Tz-Wun Wang, Ke-Horng Chen, Ying-Hsi Lin, Shian-Ru Lin, Tsung-Yen Tsai, Sheng-Hsi Hung, Chih-Fang Huang, Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Tsorng-Juu Liang, Hann-Huei Tsai

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The proposed capacitor-free hybrid-process low-dropout regulator (LDO) achieves 900-mA maximum current capacity and 99.99% peak current efficiency with 90 $\mu $ A quiescent current. By combining GaN and silicon processes, the proposed Ultrahigh gain amplifier (UHGA) enables a high loop gain to achieve 0.297-mV/A load regulation and 0.024-mV/V line regulation. Furthermore, …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 13
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3702962
Publisher: IEEE

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A Bio-Impedance Readout IC With Phase-Locked Sampling for Real-Time Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy

A Bio-Impedance Readout IC With Phase-Locked Sampling for Real-Time Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy 150 150
Author(s): Seonghyun Park, Song-I Cheon, Haidam Choi, Sein Oh, Sohmyung Ha, Minkyu Je

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This article presents an electrical bio-impedance (bioZ) spectroscopy integrated circuit (IC) that achieves both high-throughput and high-accuracy. The proposed phase-locked sampling (PLS) scheme, which employs a sampling phase-locked loop (SPLL) and a reference resistor ( $R_{\textit {REF}}$ ), enables fast and precise impedance demodulation. By extracting the impedance components through sampling …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 14
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3704052
Publisher: IEEE

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Minimizing the Noise in Low-Current Sensing by MOSFET p-n Junction Diode Feedback

Minimizing the Noise in Low-Current Sensing by MOSFET p-n Junction Diode Feedback 150 150
Author(s): Ehsan Semsar Parapari, Marco Bennati, Michele Biondi, Marco Crescentini, Federico Thei

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This letter proposes a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) architecture that minimizes noise for continuous-time (CT) low-current sensing. The approach leverages a MOSFET to realize a pure p-n junction diode as the TIA feedback element, such that MOS channel conduction is completely suppressed. Therefore, channel-induced noise contributions associated with conventional MOS-based feedback …

Published in: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
Page(s): 162 – 165
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 2573-9603
DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2026.3692971
Publisher: IEEE

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A 6.9-ppm/°C, 0.66-mV/V Line Regulation, 50-mA Multi-Loop Low-Dropout Regulator With Integrated Single-BJT Voltage and Current References

A 6.9-ppm/°C, 0.66-mV/V Line Regulation, 50-mA Multi-Loop Low-Dropout Regulator With Integrated Single-BJT Voltage and Current References 150 150
Author(s): Raghav Bansal, Shouri Chatterjee

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This article presents a fully integrated output-capacitor-less (OCL) multi-feedback-loop low-dropout regulator (LDO) with an in-built single bipolar junction transistor (BJT)-based voltage and current reference (VCR) for energy-harvesting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The proposed architecture comprises four loops, which significantly enhance the DC regulation and transient performance of the …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 17
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3694415
Publisher: IEEE

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A Third-Harmonic-Enhanced Triple-Push DCO Utilizing Source-Combining Technique

A Third-Harmonic-Enhanced Triple-Push DCO Utilizing Source-Combining Technique 150 150
Author(s): Qiyao Jiang, Zhuo Xu, Quan Pan, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Jun Yin

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This article presents a detailed investigation into optimizing the amplitude and phase of the transistor’s terminal voltages to generate a high 3rd-harmonic current in the millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) frequency. Based on the analysis, the digitally controlled source-combining triple-push (SCTP) oscillator is derived to significantly enhance the 3rd-harmonic current by introducing …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 13
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3692500
Publisher: IEEE

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A 15-MHz, 2.7-mm2 Notch-Free Hybrid Magnetic Current Sensor With Feedforward Ripple Cancellation and ±0.8% Local Gain Non-Uniformity

A 15-MHz, 2.7-mm2 Notch-Free Hybrid Magnetic Current Sensor With Feedforward Ripple Cancellation and ±0.8% Local Gain Non-Uniformity 150 150
Author(s): Feng Cheng, Jianlin Xia, Encheng Zhu, Long Zhang, Zhongyuan Fang, Xiaofeng Sun, Dejin Wang, Shaoping Li, Jing Zhu, Yongjia Li, Weifeng Sun

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This article proposes a hybrid magnetic current sensor achieving a 15-MHz bandwidth within a compact 2.7-mm2 area. To mitigate the pole–zero mismatch inherent in the two-stage integrator topology, a dual-output Gm-C integrator with subtractor-based compensation is proposed, achieving a ±0.8% local gain non-uniformity. A wideband feedforward ripple suppression scheme cancels …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 13
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3692476
Publisher: IEEE

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