Dynamic element matching in high speed data converters

A method for providing dynamic element matching of capacitors in a pipelined analog to digital converter (ADC). Instead of randomizing the output of a flash ADC before providing the output of the ADC to the capacitor array, the threshold voltages from a reference ladder are randomized. This eliminates multiple, series connected switches of a randomizer between the output of a comparator bank and the capacitor array, and may be done during the time the output of the comparator bank of the flash ADC is latched, thereby not negatively impacting the speed of operation of the pipelined ADC.