Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles
Automation of vehicles requires a secure, reliable, and real-time on-chip system. These systems also require very high-speed and compact on-chip analog to digital converters (ADC). The conventional ADC cannot fulfill this requirement. In this paper, we proposed a Darlington pair- and source biasing-...
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| author | Nandakishor Yadav Youngbae Kim Mahmoud Alashi Kyuwon Ken Choi |
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| description | Automation of vehicles requires a secure, reliable, and real-time on-chip system. These systems also require very high-speed and compact on-chip analog to digital converters (ADC). The conventional ADC cannot fulfill this requirement. In this paper, we proposed a Darlington pair- and source biasing-based high speed, secure, and reliable voltage to time converter (VTC). It is a compact, high-speed design and gives high conversion gain. The source biasing also helps to increase the input voltage range. The conversion gain of the proposed circuit is 101.43ns/v, which is 52 times greater than the gain achieved by state-of-the-art design. It also shows less effect of process variation and bias temperature instability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f9bf09180e64f9196c37855c16e63192022-12-22T04:00:15ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-02-019338410.3390/electronics9030384electronics9030384Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous VehiclesNandakishor Yadav0Youngbae Kim1Mahmoud Alashi2Kyuwon Ken Choi3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3301 South Dearborn Street, Siegel Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3301 South Dearborn Street, Siegel Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3301 South Dearborn Street, Siegel Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3301 South Dearborn Street, Siegel Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USAAutomation of vehicles requires a secure, reliable, and real-time on-chip system. These systems also require very high-speed and compact on-chip analog to digital converters (ADC). The conventional ADC cannot fulfill this requirement. In this paper, we proposed a Darlington pair- and source biasing-based high speed, secure, and reliable voltage to time converter (VTC). It is a compact, high-speed design and gives high conversion gain. The source biasing also helps to increase the input voltage range. The conversion gain of the proposed circuit is 101.43ns/v, which is 52 times greater than the gain achieved by state-of-the-art design. It also shows less effect of process variation and bias temperature instability.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/3/384automation of vehiclesinternet of thingsvoltage to time converterspeedreliability nbtipbtiadclife-time |
| spellingShingle | Nandakishor Yadav Youngbae Kim Mahmoud Alashi Kyuwon Ken Choi Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles Electronics automation of vehicles internet of things voltage to time converter speed reliability nbti pbti adc life-time |
| title | Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles |
| title_full | Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles |
| title_short | Design of a Voltage to Time Converter with High Conversion Gain for Reliable and Secure Autonomous Vehicles |
| title_sort | design of a voltage to time converter with high conversion gain for reliable and secure autonomous vehicles |
| topic | automation of vehicles internet of things voltage to time converter speed reliability nbti pbti adc life-time |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/3/384 |
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