This book describes techniques for realizing wide bandwidth (125MHz) over-sampled analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in nanometer-CMOS processes. The authors offer a clear and complete picture of system level challenges and practical design solutions in high-speed Delta-Sigma modulators. Readers will be enabled to implement ADCs as continuous-time delta-sigma (CT S) modulators, offering simple resistive inputs, which do not require the use of power-hungry input buffers, as well as offering inherent anti-aliasing, which simplifies system integration. The authors focus on the design of high speed and wide-bandwidth SMs that make a step in bandwidth range which was previously only possible with Nyquist converters. More specifically, this book describes the stability, power efficiency, and linearity limits of SMs, aiming at a GHz sampling frequency. . Provides overview of trends in Wide Bandwidth and High Dynamic Range analog-to-digital converters (ADCs); . Enables the design of a wide bandwidth, high dynamic range modulator with state-of-the-art power efficiency; . Includes introduction to Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators and its system level modeling; . Explains issues relating to stability of Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators; . Includes discussion of system level non-idealities in Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators; . System level design of CT S modulators at GHz sampling frequencies; . Practical implementation details of high speed CT S ADCs; . Overview of static and dynamic error correction techniques in S ADCs; . Dynamic error correction techniques that are suitable for high speed CT S ADCs.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulator.- Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators at High Sampling Rates.- A 4GHz Continuous-Time ADC.- A 2GHz Continuous-Time ADC with Dynamic Error Correction.- Conclusions.- Appendices.