• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.861-862
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• 2015

In this paper we present a low area 12-bit SAR ADC (Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converter). The proposed circuit is fabricated using Magnachip/SK Hynix 1-Poly 6-Metal $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS process, and it is powered by a 1.8-V supply. Total chip area is reduced by replacing the MIM capacitors with MOS capacitors instead of the capacitors consisting of overall part in chip area. The proposed circuit showed improved power dissipation of 1.9mW, and chip area of $0.45mm^2$ as compared to conventional research results at the power supply of 1.8V. The designed circuit also showed high SNDR (Signal-to-Noise Distortion Ratio) of 70.51dB, and excellent effective number of bits of 11.4bits.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.1058-1063
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• 2020

본 논문은 생체 신호 및 센서 신호 처리를 위하여 저전력으로 동작하는 12비트 SAR A/D 변환기를 제안한다. 기존의 SAR A/D 변환기의 전력소모를 줄이고자, 동적 전류를 감소시켜 전체 전력 소모를 감소시켰다. 동적 전류를 감소시키기 위해서 C-DAC 비트 스위치를 동작시키는 샘플링 시간을 클럭 생성기의 샘플링 시간과 다르게 인가하였다. 추가적으로 SAR A/D 변환기의 전체 전력소모 중 70%를 차지하는 디지털 블록의 공급전압을 0.6V로 낮춰 설계하였다. 제안하는 SAR A/D 변환기는 CMOS 65nm 공정 1-poly 6-metal을 사용하여 설계하였으며, 1.2V의 공급전압으로 동작하며, ENOB는 10.1 비트, INL/DNL은 ±0.5LSB/±1.2LSB이며, 전체 전력소모는 31.2uW이고 FoM은 2.8fJ/step 이다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.300-308
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• 2010

This paper describes the development of a low-power electrocardiogram (ECG) touch sensor intended for the use with two dry metal electrodes. An equivalent ECG extraction circuit model encountered in a ground-free two-electrode configuration is investigated for an optimal sensor read-out circuit design criteria. From the equivalent circuit model, (1) maximum sensor resolution is derived based on the electrode's background thermal noise, which originates from high electrode-skin contact impedance, together with the input referred noise of instrumentation amplifier (IA), (2) 60 Hz electrostatic coupling from mains and motion artifact are also considered to determine minimum requirement of common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) and input impedance of IA. A dedicated ECG read-out front end incorporating chopping scheme is introduced to provide an input referred circuit noise of 1.3 ${\mu}V_{rms}$ over 0.5 Hz ~ 200 Hz, CMRR of IA > 100 dB, sensor resolution of 7 bits, and dissipating only 36 ${\mu}W$. Together with 8 bits synchronous successive approximation register (SAR) ADC, the sensor IC chip is implemented in 0.18 ${\mu}m$ CMOS technology and integrated on a 5 cm $\times$ 8 cm PCB with two copper patterned electrodes. With the help of proposed touch sensor, ECG signal containing QRS complex and P, T waves are successfully extracted by simply touching the electrodes with two thumbs.