A 1 GS/s, 31 MHz BW, 76.3 dB dynamic range, 34 mW CT- $$\Updelta\Upsigma$$ Δ Σ ADC with 1.5 cycle quantizer delay and improved STF

Sakkarapani Balagopal, Kehan Zhu, Vishal Saxena
2013 Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing  
A 1 GS/s Continuous-time Delta-Sigma modulator (CT-∆ΣM) with 31 MHz bandwidth, 76.3 dB dynamic range and 72.5 dB peak-SNDR is reported in a 0.13 µm CMOS technology. The design employs an excess loop delay (ELD) of more than one clock cycle for achieving higher sampling rate. The ELD is compensated using a fast-loop formed around the last integrator by using a sample-and-hold. Further, the effect of this ELD compensation scheme on the signal transfer function (STF) of a feedforward CT-∆Σ
more » ... ture has been analyzed and reported. In this work, an improved STF is achieved by using a combination of feed-forward, feedback and feed-in paths and power consumption is reduced by eliminating the adder opamp. This CT-∆ΣM has a conversion bandwidth of 31 MHz and consumes 34 mW from the 1.2V power supply. The relevant design trade-offs have been investigated and presented along with simulation results.
doi:10.1007/s10470-013-0066-2 fatcat:xceg7cvncvaplbro5unatzm5ui