This book proposes innovative circuit architecture and system solutions in deep scaled CMOS and FinFET technologies which address the challenges in maximizing the accuracy speed power of multi GHz sample rate and bandwidth Analog to Digital Converters ADC s A new holistic approach is introduced that first identifies the major error sources of a converter building blocks and quantitatively analyzes their impact on the overall performance establishing the fundamental circuit imposed accuracy speed power limits The analysis extends to the architecture level by introducing a mathematical framework to estimate and compare the accuracy speed power limits of several ADC architectures and variants To gain system level insight time interleaving is covered in detail and a framework is also introduced to compare key metrics of interleaver architectures quantitatively The impact of technology is also considered by adding process effects from several deep scaled CMOS technologies The validity of the introduced analytical approach and the feasibility of the proposed concepts are demonstrated by four silicon prototype Integrated Circuits IC s realized in ultra deep scaled CMOS and FinFET technologies Introduces a new holistic approach for the analysis and design of high performance ADCs in deep scaled CMOS technologies from theoretical concepts to silicon bring up and verification Describes novel methods and techniques to push the accuracy speed power boundaries of multi GHz ADCs analyzing core and peripheral circuits trade offs across the entire ADC chain Supports the introduced analysis and design concepts by four state of the art silicon prototype ICs implemented in 28nm bulk CMOS and 16nm FinFET technologies Provides a useful reference and a valuable tool for beginners as well as experienced ADC design engineers

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