A Systematic Approach to Determining the Duty Cycle for Regenerative Comparator Used in WSN

A low power regenerative comparator is very useful in Successive Approximation Register (SAR) type Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) for a Wireless Sensor Node (WSN). A regenerative type comparator generates output pulses by comparing input with a reference input. This paper deals with control of a power with an adjustable duty cycle. The regenerative comparator with an adjustable duty cycle and a positive feedback of a latch will help in improving accuracy, speed and also in achieving the less power consumption. The optimum value of a duty cycle is determined with metastability timing constraints. The proposed low power regenerative comparator circuit is designed and simulated by using TSMC 180 nm CMOS technology. The comparator consumes power as low as 298.54 nW with a regenerative time 264 ps at 1 V power supply.

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).