Analysis of power consumption SAR-ADC dynamic comparator

Due to the high demand of ultra-low power in digital application,the needs of energy efficient analog-to-digital converter (adc) are really essential. the comparator being an important part of successive approximation register (sar)-adc needs to have optimum performance under low power condition. this paper presents the comparison on power consumption together with the output performance flow power sar-adc dynamic comparators from three different design proposed by previous researchers. the three circuits is simulated and compared in terms of power consumption,regeneration time,reset time and output transient. the simulation is using cadence spectre and setup with 0.18μm cmos technology,vdd at 0.8v and clock speed 2 at mhz. the analysis results obtained provides the lowest voltage input different (δvin) possible for double tail dynamic comparator using 0.18μm cmos technology while adhering to the 45 corner process requirement. the results can be used as references for further design of ultra-low power dynamic comparator. © 2016 penerbit utm press. all rights reserved.