A 0.9-V DAC-calibration-free continuous-time incremental delta–sigma modulator achieving 97-dB SFDR at 2 MS/s in 28-nm CMOS

MA Mokhtar, A Abdelaal, M Sporer… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article shows the design of a wideband 3-0 sturdy-multi-stage noise-sha** (SMASH)
continuous-time (CT) incremental delta–sigma (I-) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The …

A 174.3-dB FoM VCO-Based CT Modulator With a Fully-Digital Phase Extended Quantizer and Tri-Level Resistor DAC in 130-nm CMOS

S Li, A Mukherjee, N Sun - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a high dynamic range (DR) power-efficient voltage-controlled oscillator
(VCO)-based continuous-time ΔΣ modulator. It introduces a robust and low-power fully …

A 4.5 mW CT Self-Coupled Modulator With 2.2 MHz BW and 90.4 dB SNDR Using Residual ELD Compensation

CY Ho, C Liu, CL Lo, HC Tsai… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a power-efficient single-loop continuous-time (CT) ΔΣ modulator (DSM)
that achieves a SNDR of 90.4 dB over a 2.2 MHz signal bandwidth. The modulator uses a …

Design of high-resolution continuous-time delta–sigma data converters with dual return-to-open DACs

R Theertham, SN Ganta, S Pavan - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present design techniques for single-bit continuous-time delta–sigma modulators that
attain high resolution (> 16 bits) over a bandwidth (BW) that is more than ten times the audio …

Design techniques for high-resolution continuous-time delta–sigma converters with low in-band noise spectral density

R Theertham, P Koottala, S Billa… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present design considerations for CTΔΣMs that attempt to achieve high resolution (16+
bits) over a wide bandwidth (> 200 kHz), resulting in a low in-band noise spectral density …

An 82-mW ΔΣ-based filter-less Class-D headphone amplifier with− 93-dB THD+ N, 113-dB SNR, and 93% efficiency

A Matamura, N Nishimura, P Birdsong… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A low-power 113-dB SNR,− 93-dB total harmonic distortion (THD)+ N, digital input-based
filter-less Class-D amplifier for wireless headphone applications is presented. This …

A 24mW chopped CTDSM achieving 103.5 dB SNDR and 107.5 dB DR in a 250kHz bandwidth

R Theertham, P Koottala, S Billa… - 2019 Symposium on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a CTΔΣM which uses a virtualground-switched resistor DAC to achieve low
distortion by reducing the effects of inter-symbol interference (/S/), and parasitic resistance in …

Design techniques for high linearity and dynamic range digital to analog converters

A Shabra, YS Shu, SH Wen… - 2022 IEEE Custom …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents recent developments in the design of high linearity and dynamic range
digital to analog converters (DAC). It will cover techniques that enable a THD<-120dB and …

A 121.7-dB DR and 109.0-dB THDN Filterless Digital-Input Class-D Amplifier With an HV IDAC Using Tri-Level Unit Cells

H Zhang, M Zhang, M Chen, A Admiraal… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamic range (DR) of digital-input closed-loop class-D amplifiers (CDAs) is typically
limited by the noise introduced by their resistive DAC (RDAC) or current-steering DAC …

Challenges in Precision Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Data Converter Design [Feature]

R Theertham, S Pavan - IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe challenges encountered in the design of continuoustime delta-sigma
modulators that target high resolution (> 16 bits) over wide bandwidths (several hundreds of …