ABSTRACT
Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is an indispensable component in almost all electronic systems working with real-time information; since the universe is all analog in nature, data can be sent and received in a continuous analog form only. The state-of-the-art voltage-domain ADCs are experiencing a bottleneck in terms of resolution and power consumption due to Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) downscaling. Time-domain architectures are considered to be one of the best alternatives to cater to the demands of current trend ADCs. Non-volatile structures offer higher endurance and low cost per bit. Bringing together the effects of non-volatility and time-based conversion, this paper proposes a 3-bit non-volatile Time-based ADC. The time-based ADC is simulated and evaluated with Cadence virtuoso 180nm technology.
