A 3rd-order continuous-time low-pass sigma-delta ([sigma][delta]) analog-to-digital converter for wideband applications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Kun Mo
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2011]
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Online Access:Link to OAK Trust copy
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Abstract:This thesis presents the design of a 20 MHz bandwidth 3rd-order continuous-time low-pass sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter with low-noise and low-power consumption using TSMC 0.18 [mu]m CMOS technology. The bandwidth of the system is selected to be able to accommodate WiMAX and other wireless network standards. A 3rd-order filter with feed-forward architecture is selected to achieve low-power consumption as well as less complexity. The system uses 3-bit flash quantizer to provide fast data conversion. The current-steering DAC not only achieves low-power and less current sensitivity, but also it helps directly inject the feedback signal without additional circuitries. In order to avoid degradation of the overall performance, cross-coupled transistors are adopted to reduce the current glitches. The proposed system achieves a peak SNDR of 65.9 dB in 20 MHz bandwidth, and consumes 31.735 mW from a 1.8 V supply. The entire circuit is driven by a sampling rate at 500 MHz. The measured in-band IM3 of this thesis is -69 dB with 600 mVp-p two tone signal peak-to-peak voltage.
Item Description:"Major Subject: Electrical Engineering"
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