Design of a 1.2-V 130nm CMOS 13-bit@40MS/s Cascade 2-2-1 Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulator

This paper presents the design of a continuous- time multibit cascade 2-2-1 ΣΔ modulator for broadband telecom systems. The modulator architecture has been synthesized directly in the continuous-time domain instead of using a discrete-to-continuous time transformation. This method results in a more...

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Autores: Tortosa, Ramón, Aceituno, Antonio, Rosa, José M. de la, Fernández, Francisco V., Rodríguez-Vázquez, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/3779
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3779
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Continuous-Time Circuits
Sigma-Delta Modulators
Low-Voltage
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Sumario:This paper presents the design of a continuous- time multibit cascade 2-2-1 ΣΔ modulator for broadband telecom systems. The modulator architecture has been synthesized directly in the continuous-time domain instead of using a discrete-to-continuous time transformation. This method results in a more efficient modulator in terms of noise shaping, power consumption and sensitivity to circuit element tolerances. The design of the circuit, realized in a 130nm CMOS technology, is based upon a top-down CAD methodology which combines simulation and statistical optimization at different levels of the modulator hierarchy. The estimated power consumption is 60mW from a 1.2-V supply voltage when clocked at 240MHz. Simulation results show 80-dB effective resolution within a 20-MHz signal bandwidth.