• DocumentCode
    667689
  • Title

    A low-power 2nd-order CT ΔΣ modulator with a single operational amplifier

  • Author

    Radjen, Dejan ; Andreani, Pietro ; Anderson, Matthew ; Sundstrom, Lars S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Technol., Lund Univ., Lund, Sweden
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    11-12 Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a multi-bit continuous-time ΔΣ modulator intended for ultra low power radios. The modulator features a 2nd order loop filter implemented with a single operational amplifier to reduce the power consumption. Furthermore, a 4-bit quantizer is used to achieve high resolution at a low oversampling ratio of 16. The ΔΣ modulator has been implemented in a 65nm CMOS process. Simulation results show a peak SNDR of 65 dB over a 500 kHz signal bandwidth, while consuming 76 μW from a 800 mV power supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; delta-sigma modulation; filters; low-power electronics; operational amplifiers; 2nd order loop filter; CMOS process; low-power 2nd-order CT ΔΣ modulator; multibit continuous-time ΔΣ modulator; noise figure 65 dB; power 76 muW; power consumption; single operational amplifier; size 65 nm; ultralow power radio; voltage 800 mV; word length 4 bit; Bandwidth; Gain; Modulation; Resistors; Signal to noise ratio; Transfer functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    NORCHIP, 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Vilnius
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NORCHIP.2013.6702043
  • Filename
    6702043