Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm

Abstract As one of the most critical blocks of the CMOS image sensor (CIS), the accuracy and power consumption of the analogue‐to‐digital converter (ADC) play an important role in its performance. However, due to the mutually restrictive relationship between power consumption and accuracy in the sin...

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Main Authors: Yan‐Hua Ma, Ji‐Tong Li, Ming Zhu, Yu‐Chun Chang
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi-IET 2021-11-01
Series:IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12070
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author Yan‐Hua Ma
Ji‐Tong Li
Ming Zhu
Yu‐Chun Chang
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Ming Zhu
Yu‐Chun Chang
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description Abstract As one of the most critical blocks of the CMOS image sensor (CIS), the accuracy and power consumption of the analogue‐to‐digital converter (ADC) play an important role in its performance. However, due to the mutually restrictive relationship between power consumption and accuracy in the single‐slope ADC (SS ADC), it is difficult to improve these performance indexes meantime without an efficient optimal design method. Here, an optimal design methodology based on an improved artificial fish swarm optimization algorithm (IAFSOA) is proposed for a 10‐bit SS ADC in CIS. First, a voltage storage structure and offset calibration circuit are developed for promoting the performance of the comparator. Then, IAFSOA is developed for the circuit parameters optimization with faster convergence rate and higher computational accuracy. The proposed multi‐objectives optimization algorithm can obtain the optimal parameters of the kernel circuit components and lead to an enhancement of both power consumption and accuracy. The optimized SS ADC is designed based on 0.18 µm process to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. Compared to the earlier reported work, the IAFSOA‐based optimal design method can promote the performance of the SS ADC by an improvement of effective number of bits and a reduction of power consumption.
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spelling doaj.art-f8c6f2ed97734ef5b0905fbe3892f37a2023-12-03T07:27:39ZengHindawi-IETIET Circuits, Devices and Systems1751-858X1751-85982021-11-0115878780210.1049/cds2.12070Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithmYan‐Hua Ma0Ji‐Tong Li1Ming Zhu2Yu‐Chun Chang3School of Microelectronics Dalian University of Technology Dalian ChinaSchool of Microelectronics Dalian University of Technology Dalian ChinaSchool of Software Dalian University of Technology Dalian ChinaSchool of Microelectronics Dalian University of Technology Dalian ChinaAbstract As one of the most critical blocks of the CMOS image sensor (CIS), the accuracy and power consumption of the analogue‐to‐digital converter (ADC) play an important role in its performance. However, due to the mutually restrictive relationship between power consumption and accuracy in the single‐slope ADC (SS ADC), it is difficult to improve these performance indexes meantime without an efficient optimal design method. Here, an optimal design methodology based on an improved artificial fish swarm optimization algorithm (IAFSOA) is proposed for a 10‐bit SS ADC in CIS. First, a voltage storage structure and offset calibration circuit are developed for promoting the performance of the comparator. Then, IAFSOA is developed for the circuit parameters optimization with faster convergence rate and higher computational accuracy. The proposed multi‐objectives optimization algorithm can obtain the optimal parameters of the kernel circuit components and lead to an enhancement of both power consumption and accuracy. The optimized SS ADC is designed based on 0.18 µm process to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. Compared to the earlier reported work, the IAFSOA‐based optimal design method can promote the performance of the SS ADC by an improvement of effective number of bits and a reduction of power consumption.https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12070analogue-digital conversioncalibrationlow-power electronicsCMOS image sensorsparticle swarm optimisationoptimisation
spellingShingle Yan‐Hua Ma
Ji‐Tong Li
Ming Zhu
Yu‐Chun Chang
Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
analogue-digital conversion
calibration
low-power electronics
CMOS image sensors
particle swarm optimisation
optimisation
title Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
title_full Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
title_fullStr Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
title_short Optimal design of 10‐bit single‐slope ADC for CMOS image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
title_sort optimal design of 10 bit single slope adc for cmos image sensor based on swarm intelligent optimization algorithm
topic analogue-digital conversion
calibration
low-power electronics
CMOS image sensors
particle swarm optimisation
optimisation
url https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12070
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