Title page for ETD etd-090209-161132

Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Spetla, Hattie
Email Address	hspetla at gmail.com
URN	etd-090209-161132
Title	Split Cyclic Analog to Digital Converter Using A Nonlinear Gain Stage
Degree	MS
Department	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Advisors	Professor John A. McNeill, Advisor Professor Stephen J. Bitar, Committee Member Professor Donald R. Brown, Committee Member
Keywords	Amplifier Nonlinearity Split Calibration Cyclic ADC ADC
Date of Presentation/Defense	2009-09-02
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Previous implementations of digital background calibration for cyclic ADCs have required linear amplifier behavior in the gain stage for accurate correction. Correction is digital decoding of ADC outputs to determine the original ADC input. Permitting nonlinearity in the gain stage of the ADC allows for less demanding amplifier design requirements, reducing power and size. However this requires a method of determining the value of this variable gain during digital correction. Look up tables (LUTs,) are an effective and efficient method of compensating for analog circuit imperfections. The LUT correction and calibration method discussed in this work has been simulated using Cadence integrated circuit simulation ADC specifications and MATLAB.
Files	spetla.pdf

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