Voltage

A Calibration-Free Pipelined-SAR ADC With Cross-Stage Gain-Mismatch Error Shaping and Inherent Noise Shaping

A Calibration-Free Pipelined-SAR ADC With Cross-Stage Gain-Mismatch Error Shaping and Inherent Noise Shaping 150 150

Abstract:

This article presents a calibration-free pipelined-successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) based on the proposed cross-stage gain-mismatch-error shaping (CS-GMES) mechanism. The CS-GMES is realized by including the entire 2nd stage into MES operation to unify the gain error and the 2nd-stage mismatch error. A feedback capacitor provides cross-stage connection and mismatch …

View on IEEE Xplore

A 37.8 Mb/mm² SRAM in Intel 18A Technology Featuring a Resistive Supply-Line Write Scheme and Write-Assist With Parallel Boost Injection

A 37.8 Mb/mm² SRAM in Intel 18A Technology Featuring a Resistive Supply-Line Write Scheme and Write-Assist With Parallel Boost Injection 150 150

Abstract:

A high-density (HD), SRAM-based register file (RF) has been demonstrated in Intel 18A Technology (Wang et al., 2025 and Pilo et al., 2025) featuring RibbonFET GAA transistors and a back side power delivery network (BSDPN). The RF is optimized for HD and array efficiency and achieves a density of 37.8 Mb/mm2, the …

View on IEEE Xplore

A 298–334-GHz Scalable Injection-Locked Phased-Array Radiator With Second-Subharmonic-Termination-Assisted Waveform Formulation for Power Enhancement

A 298–334-GHz Scalable Injection-Locked Phased-Array Radiator With Second-Subharmonic-Termination-Assisted Waveform Formulation for Power Enhancement 150 150

Abstract:

This article introduces an injection-locked $4\times 2$ phased-array radiator featuring scalability in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. The system architecture is constructed by sequentially cascading four identical phase-shifting and frequency-quadrupling (PSFQ) elements in a chain-like configuration and then cohering two such chains, thereby achieving global frequency synchronization. Particularly, phase shifting and …

View on IEEE Xplore

A 14-b Energy-Efficient BW/Power Scalable CTDSM With a Frequency-Controlled Current Source

A 14-b Energy-Efficient BW/Power Scalable CTDSM With a Frequency-Controlled Current Source 150 150

Abstract:

This work presents a 14-bit energy-efficient bandwidth (BW)/power scalable continuous-time delta–sigma modulator (CTDSM) for sensor interfaces in IoT applications. To ensure low noise for small input signals and achieve BW/power scalability, it is built around Gm-C integrators biased via a linear frequency-controlled current source (FCCS). The FCCS …

View on IEEE Xplore

AACIM: A 2785-TOPS/W, 161-TOP/mm2, <1.17%-RMSE, Analog-In Analog-Out Computing-In-Memory Macro in 28 nm

AACIM: A 2785-TOPS/W, 161-TOP/mm2, <1.17%-RMSE, Analog-In Analog-Out Computing-In-Memory Macro in 28 nm 150 150

Abstract:

This article presents an analog-in analog-out CIM macro (AACIM) for use in analog deep neural network (DNN) processors. Our macro receives analog inputs, performs a 64-by-32 vector–matrix multiplication (VMM) with a current-discharging computation mechanism, and produces analog outputs. It stores a 4-bit weight as an analog voltage in the …

View on IEEE Xplore

A SPICE-Compatible Compact Model of Ferroelectric Diode

A SPICE-Compatible Compact Model of Ferroelectric Diode 150 150

Abstract:

In this work, for the first time, we present a SPICE-compatible compact model of ferroelectric (FE) diodes to enable their design exploration for diverse applications, including memory and unconventional computing paradigms. We propose modified Schottky barrier and hopping models for capturing the on- and off-mode operations of the FE diode, …

View on IEEE Xplore

A Machine Learning-Inspired PAM-4 Transceiver for Medium-Reach Wireline Links

A Machine Learning-Inspired PAM-4 Transceiver for Medium-Reach Wireline Links 150 150

Abstract:

This article presents an energy-efficient machine learning-inspired PAM-4 wireline transceiver that leverages data encoding at the transmitter (Tx) and feature extraction with classification at the receiver (Rx) to compensate for channel loss ranging from 13 to 26 dB, while maintaining the bit error rate (BER)<10-11. A new consecutive symbol-to-center (CSC) encoding …

View on IEEE Xplore

Benchmarking of FERAM-Based Memory System by Optimizing Ferroelectric Device Model

Benchmarking of FERAM-Based Memory System by Optimizing Ferroelectric Device Model 150 150

Abstract:

We present a framework for design technology co-optimization (DTCO) of the main memory system with one transistor-one capacitor (1T1C) ferroelectric random access memory (FERAM) as an alternative to dynamic random access memory (DRAM). We start with the ferroelectric capacitor device model and perform array-level memory circuit simulation. Then, we …

View on IEEE Xplore

A 1-8 GHz, 190MHz BB BW Mixer-First Receiver With Bootstrapped Mixer Switches Achieving Over 16dBm In-Band IIP3

A 1-8 GHz, 190MHz BB BW Mixer-First Receiver With Bootstrapped Mixer Switches Achieving Over 16dBm In-Band IIP3 150 150

Abstract:

In this article, we propose a wideband mixer-first receiver with improved in-band (IB) linearity. It uses bootstrapped N-path mixer switches to achieve a constant on-state gate–source voltage for large IB signals. We analyze the tradeoff between on-state resistance and off-state subthreshold current in conventional mixer switches and introduce a …

View on IEEE Xplore