<正>Sample-time error between channels degrades the resolution of time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (TIADCs).A calibration method implemented in mixed circuits with low complexity and fast convergence is proposed in this paper.The algorithm for detecting sample-time error is based on correlation and widely applied to wide-sense stationary input signals.The detected sample-time error is corrected by a voltage-controlled sampling switch.The experimental result of a 2-channel 200-MS/s 14-bit TIADC shows that the signal-to-noise and distortion ratio improves by 19.1 dB,and the spurious-free dynamic range improves by 34.6 dB for a 70.12-MHz input after calibration.The calibration convergence time is about 20000 sampling intervals.
Sample-time error between channels degrades the resolution of time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (TIADCs).A calibration method implemented in mixed circuits with low complexity and fast convergence is proposed in this paper.The algorithm for detecting sample-time error is based on correlation and widely applied to wide-sense stationary input signals.The detected sample-time error is corrected by a voltage-controlled sampling switch.The experimental result of a 2-channel 200-MS/s 14-bit TIADC shows that the signal-to-noise and distortion ratio improves by 19.1 dB,and the spurious-free dynamic range improves by 34.6 dB for a 70.12-MHz input after calibration.The calibration convergence time is about 20000 sampling intervals.