SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering

2 total works

Vco-Based Quantizers Using Frequency-To-Digital and Time-To-Digital Converters

by Samantha Yoder, Mohammed Ismail, and Waleed Khalil

Published 1 January 2011

This book introduces the concept of voltage-controlled-oscillator (VCO)-based analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Detailed explanation is given of this promising new class of high resolution and low power ADCs, which use time quantization as opposed to traditional analog-based (i.e. voltage) ADCs.

Built-in-Self-Test and Digital Self-Calibration for RF SoCs

by Sleiman Bou-Sleiman and Mohammed Ismail

Published 22 September 2011

This book will introduce design methodologies, known as Built-in-Self-Test (BiST) and Built-in-Self-Calibration (BiSC), which enhance the robustness of radio frequency (RF) and millimeter wave (mmWave) integrated circuits (ICs). These circuits are used in current and emerging communication, computing, multimedia and biomedical products and microchips. The design methodologies presented will result in enhancing the yield (percentage of working chips in a high volume run) of RF and mmWave ICs which will enable successful manufacturing of such microchips in high volume.