Noise and mismatch are important error sources in pipeline ADCs,so careful calculation and system simulation are carried out using Matlab software. To reduce power consumption while not lose performance, the amplifiers with the same structure are biased with one bias circuit, and a cascode compensation is adopted. A 10bit 50MS/s pipeline ADC, which can be used in CMOS image sensor systems with large pixel array,is designed and tested by using 0.35tzm 4M-2P CMOS process. According to test results, power consumption is only 42mW and SINAD is 45.69dB when sampling frequency is 50MHz. A balance between performance and power consumption is achieved.
