Interleaved Δ-Σ modulator
US9621183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M3/454
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A delta sigma modulator which has improved the dynamic range. The ΔΣ modulator has a plurality of ADCs and a plurality of DACs, the plurality of ADCs and DACs are connected in a loop. The plurality of ADCs are coupled with an incoming analog signal. A clock generator provides a plurality of clock signals which control the plurality of ADCs and the plurality of DACs, the clock signals being offset relative to each other in the time domain thereby enabling each ADC in the plurality of ADCs one at a time and each DAC in the plurality of DACs one at a time so that the ΔΣ modulator processes data in the incoming analog signal in an interleaved fashion. The delta sigma modulator has an Nth order filter in a forward path of the loop.
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