Open AccessRelaxation digital‐to‐analogue converter
Author(s) -
Crovetti P.S.,
Rubino R.,
Musolino F.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2019.0784
Subject(s) - converters , electronic engineering , computer science , binary number , digital to analog converter , voltage , digital electronics , impulse (physics) , analogue electronics , gate array , relaxation (psychology) , electrical engineering , electronic circuit , field programmable gate array , engineering , mathematics , physics , computer hardware , arithmetic , psychology , social psychology , quantum mechanics
The novel relaxation digital‐to‐analogue conversion technique, which takes advantage of the exponential impulse response of a first‐order RC network to generate binary‐weighted voltages, is proposed to design standard‐cell based, mismatch‐insensitive, ultra‐low power, tiny digital‐to‐analogue converters targeting the requirements of Internet of Things applications. The effectiveness of the approach is validated by simulations and measurements performed on a proof‐of‐concept 10 bit, 300 S/s field programmable gate array prototype.