A 1-V 60-μW 85-dB dynamic range continuous-time third-order sigma-delta modulator

A 1-V third order one-bit continuous-time（CT） EA modulator is presented. Designed in the SMIC mixedsignal 0.13-μm CMOS process, the modulator utilizes active RC integrators to implement the loop filter. An efficient circuit design methodology for the CT ZA modulator is proposed and verified. Low power dissipation is achieved through the use of two-stage class A/AB amplifiers. The presented modulator achieves 81.4-dB SNDR and 85-dB dynamic range in a 20-kHz bandwidth with an over sampling ratio of 128. The total power consumption of the modulator is only 60 μW from a 1-V power supply and the prototype occupies an active area of 0.12 mm^2.     

一种1V 60uW 92dB 3阶连续时间Sigma-Delta 调制器

本文介绍了一个1V 3阶单比特连续时间Sigma-Delta（ΣΔ）调制器。该调制器采用SMIC 0.13um工艺,应用有源RC积分电路实现环路滤波器。本文提出并验证了一种连续时间Sigma-Delta调制器电路设计方法,电路设计效率大大提高。通过使用二级Class A/AB 运算放大器实现了调制器的低功耗性能。本文设计的调制器采用128倍的过采样率,在20K Hz的信号带宽内实现了91.22dB SNDR. 调制器工作在1V电源电压下,总的功耗只有60uW,而且有源芯片面积只有0.12mm2.