Table 3 Performance Metrics of Various Ramp Generators.

From: Design and test of analog-to-digital converters with enhanced test strategies using built in self test

Ramp

Generator

Power Consumption (mW)

Error voltage

(v)

Slope

Comparison

with ideal ramp

(0.0066)

Transistor count

Percentage of Slope Variation with Capacitance

(± 10%)

Cascode

(Azais F. 2001)

0.139

0.22

0.0055

14

19.4—5.8

Wilson

0.371

0.99

0.0020

13

62.5—55.4

Super Wilson

0.375

0.97

0.0030

14

59.3—51.3

High Swing Super Wilson

0.149

0.22

0.0061

16

12.7—5.35

Proposed current mirror with Simple ramp generator

0.15

0.06

0.0059

16

10.2—7.4

proposed current mirror with Adaptive ramp generator

7.94

0.0

0.001

38 (with Bias Circuit)

1–2