Proc. IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference,
Sep. 15-17, 2014.
An All Digital PWM-Based Delta Sigma ADC with
an Inherently Matched Multi-Bit Quantizer/DAC
Wooyoung Jung,
Yousof Mortazavi,
Brian L. Evans and
Arjang Hassibi
Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX 78712 USA
wooyoung73@utexas.edu -
yousof.mortazavi@gmail.com -
bevans@ece.utexas.edu -
arjang.hassibi@gmail.com
Paper
Abstract
An all-digital PWM-based delta-sigma ADC is proposed.
This system takes advantages of the duration of a pulse,
rather than voltage or current, as the analog operand used
in its closed-loop operation.
Unlike VCO-based ADCs, this ADC as a linear input sampling
stage with adequate uncalibrated performance.
Furthermore, the architecture allows inherently matched
multi-bit quantizer/DAC blocks by taking advantage of delay
lines reusable in both quantization and DAC operation.
A 3-bit prototype of this ADC in 0.18 um CMOS process is
implemented, tested, and presented.
With an OSR of 72 and a bandwidth of 1 MHz, it achieves a
dynamic range of 51 dB and SNDR of 49.6 dB while consuming
1.5 mA from a 1.8 V supply.
The core occupies an area of 0.0275 mm2.
The test and measurement setup was supported by an equipment
donation from National Instruments.
The analog-to-digital converter chip was fabricated by the
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
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