ADC Design Masterclass with DL Pieter Harpe

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Overview

We are pleased to welcome Distinguished Lecturer Pieter Harpe for a two-part presentation series focused on practical and advanced techniques in analog-to-digital converter (ADC) design. The event will be hybrid, with Pieter giving the talk from Eindhoven University of Technology; however, we are hosting an in-person watch party. 

First presentation: “Practical ADC Design Basics”

This first presentation provides a practical introduction to ADC design for beginners. From a system perspective, it illustrates how the overall ADC specifications can be established and the trade-offs at the system level. We’ll demonstrate the process of selecting an ADC architecture and how the overall specifications trickle down to block- and circuit-level specifications. The role of a behavioral ADC model in investigating trade-offs and studying the impact of imperfections, such as noise and mismatch, will be explained. As an example, we will follow this design process through transistor-level design and simulation of the individual components and ADC integration. It will be explained how to simulate each element, and some practical attention points will be detailed.

Second presentation: “ADC Enhancement Techniques in Advanced CMOS Technologies”

This second presentation aims to introduce the basics and provide practical examples of advanced ADC enhancement techniques. With applications pushing for higher resolutions & data-rates, and technology scaling favoring digital design, the use of digital methods to enhance ADC performance is inevitable. This talk will first summarize trends and trade-offs in the use of these digital-intensive techniques before illustrating popular, recent examples from the literature, including calibration and enhancement techniques as well as digitally inspired analog circuit design. Additionally, an outlook on future challenges and opportunities in advanced CMOS technologies is provided.

 

Speaker bio

Pieter Harpe received the MSc and PhD degrees from the Eindhoven University of Technology, and then he worked for several years at imec on ultra-low-power ADCs. In 2011, he joined Eindhoven University of Technology, where he is currently an Associate Professor and the leader of the Resource Efficient Electronics Lab. His main activities are in low-power analog and mixed-signal circuits. Dr. Harpe is a TPC member for ISSCC and A-SSCC, Associate Editor for TCAS-I, SSCS AdCom Member-at-Large, and SSCS Distinguished Lecturer. He also served as a Guest Editor for JSSC and OJ-SSCS, an ESSERC TPC member and subcom chair, and an AACD workshop organizer.


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  • 1 Broadway
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • United States 02142
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  • Starts 26 October 2025 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 11 December 2025 05:00 AM UTC
  • No Admission Charge




Agenda

First presentation - “Practical ADC Design Basics”: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Short break: 2:00 - 2:15 PM

Second presentation - “ADC Enhancement Techniques in Advanced CMOS Technologies”: 2:15 - 3:15 PM

Q&A: 3:15 - 3:30 PM