Can we use MOM capacitors to built the DAC capacitor array in a SAR ADC?

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HI all,

I have just done a single MOM capacitor extraction. I found that the top plate of the MOM capacitor has quite a huge parasitic capacitance (about 5% of its own capacitance, and bottom plate is even worse). Therefore, I am wondering if MOM capacitors can be used to form the capacitive DAC of a SAR ADC? Would the charge-redistribution effect be affected by these parasitic capacitance since the output is always connected to the top plate of the capacitors.
 

It depends on your circuit structure and design specification. You could add this parasitic cap in your simulation to check if requirement is satisfied or not.
 

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