System-Level Implementation of a Parallel-Path Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Amplifier with an Embedded Successive Approximation Register for IoT Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory of Operation
3. System-Level Implementation of the Proposed PPH Amplifier
3.1. Switching Path
3.2. Embedded Asynchronous Assisted SAR Path
4. Results and Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Bagheri Asli, J.; Saberkari, A.; Alvandpour, A. System-Level Implementation of a Parallel-Path Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Amplifier with an Embedded Successive Approximation Register for IoT Applications. Electronics 2024, 13, 3447. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13173447
Bagheri Asli J, Saberkari A, Alvandpour A. System-Level Implementation of a Parallel-Path Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Amplifier with an Embedded Successive Approximation Register for IoT Applications. Electronics. 2024; 13(17):3447. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13173447
Chicago/Turabian StyleBagheri Asli, Javad, Alireza Saberkari, and Atila Alvandpour. 2024. "System-Level Implementation of a Parallel-Path Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Amplifier with an Embedded Successive Approximation Register for IoT Applications" Electronics 13, no. 17: 3447. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13173447