Title
A highly linear OTA-free VCO-based 1-1 MASH ΔΣ ADC.
Abstract
In this paper a new VCO-based MASH delta-sigma ADC structure is presented. The proposed architecture does not require any OTA-based analog integrators or integrating capacitors. Second-order noise shaping is achieved by using a VCO as an integrator in the feedback loop of the first stage and an open loop VCO quantizer in the second stage. Simple digital circuitry extracts the phase quantization error of the first stage as a pulse signal that is applied to the second stage. Based on the architecture, the input of the first VCO is a very small signal and the input of the second VCO is a two-level PWM signal. Therefore, the VCO non-linearity does not limit the overall ADC performance, mitigating the need for power hungry linearization methods. Behavioral-model simulations show a 70 dB SNDR improvement from a standalone open loop VCO-based ADC in the presence of nonlinearity.
Year
Venue
Field
2017
ISCAS
Capacitor,Computer science,Control theory,Pulse-width modulation,Integrator,Electronic engineering,Voltage-controlled oscillator,Feedback loop,Noise shaping,Quantization (signal processing),Open-loop controller
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
2
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hamidreza Maghami101.01
Pedram Payandehnia285.51
Hossein Mirzaie332.49
Kartikeya Mayaram434958.50
Ramin Zanbaghi5195.18
Terri S. Fiez616747.25