“…High speed data converters are the key building blocks in many applications including high data rate serial links [2], [11]. Ultra wide band systems [4], magnetic and optical data storage devices [5], high speed instrumentation, wideband radar and optical communications [8], 3G telecommunication systems, wireless wide area networks, broadband wireless communication network, radio astronomy, optical communication systems [6]. ADCs with high speed and resolution in the range of 6-8 bits are used in digital telecommunications, cryptography, high performance image sensing and processing, digital signal oscilloscopes, gigabit Ethernet.…”