Title
Scalable delta-sigma modulator readout architecture for array-based sensor system
Abstract
A scalable and modular delta-sigma modulator readout architecture and an implementation for an array-based sensor system are presented. The proposed readout system has parallel finite impulse response (FIR) filters that are one-to-one mapped to a large-scale array of delta-sigma modulators. The proposed filter uses bit-serial arithmetic, and it provides simultaneous and continuous filtering and readout capability to double the effective sample rate with a single concurrent conversion and readout phase. The oversampling rate and the filter coefficients can be adjusted flexibly to the design needs, and the filter array size can be increased modularly with a minimal additional circuits. A prototype filter module with a 255-tap FIR filter shows maximum 95MSamples/sec in 0.18 mum CMOS technology, and an array of 256 filter modules produces 377kFrames/sec. A filter module is about 145 mum wide and 7.45 mum high
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1692987
Island of Kos
Keywords
Field
DocType
CMOS digital integrated circuits,FIR filters,delta-sigma modulation,digital readout,0.18 micron,145 micron,7.45 micron,CMOS technology,FIR filter,array-based sensor system,bit-serial arithmetic,continuous filtering,delta-sigma modulator,filter coefficients,finite impulse response filters,oversampling rate,readout architecture,simultaneous filtering
Oversampling,Prototype filter,Computer science,Control theory,Sampling (signal processing),Delta modulation,Filter (signal processing),Delta-sigma modulation,Electronic engineering,Finite impulse response,Filter design
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0271-4302
0-7803-9389-9
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.58
2
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daeik D. Kim1275.49
Martin A. Brooke294.67