List of symbols and abbreviations |
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1 | (8) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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2 The signal conditioning channel |
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9 | (12) |
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2.1 Generic communication channel |
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9 | (1) |
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2.2 Performance parameters |
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10 | (1) |
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2.3 Conventional conditioning channels |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (6) |
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2.4.1 Technology advances |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Advances in digital signal processing and analog circuit design |
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14 | (1) |
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2.4.4 Digitization of the architecture |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (16) |
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21 | (1) |
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3.2 State-of-the-art in ΣΔ A/D conversion |
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22 | (7) |
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3.2.1 Architectural considerations |
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23 | (3) |
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3.2.2 Implementation aspects |
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26 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Performance metrics for ΣΔ ADCs |
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28 | (1) |
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3.3 ΣΔ ADCs in future conditioning channels |
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29 | (3) |
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3.3.1 The Shannon theorem and ΣΔ based signal conditioning |
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29 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Comparison of Nyquist and ΣΔ based signal conditioning |
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30 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Survey of published power/performance values |
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32 | (1) |
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3.4 Limitations of ΣΔ A/D conversion |
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32 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Non-linear limitations |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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4 Power consumption in channel building blocks |
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37 | (20) |
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4.1 Literature on power/performance analysis |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (3) |
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4.2.1 FOM related to thermal noise |
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38 | (1) |
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4.2.2 FOM including distortion |
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39 | (1) |
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4.2.3 FOM related to signal resolution |
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39 | (2) |
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4.3 Power consumption in analog conditioning circuits |
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41 | (3) |
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4.3.1 Power/performance relations |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (2) |
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4.4 Power consumption in a EA ADC |
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44 | (3) |
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4.4.1 Power/performance relations |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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4.5 Power consumption in digital conditioning circuits |
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47 | (5) |
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49 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Power/performance relations |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (2) |
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5 Full-analog and full-digital conditioning channels |
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57 | (10) |
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5.1 Full-analog conditioning channel |
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57 | (2) |
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5.1.1 The conditioning channel |
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58 | (1) |
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5.2 Full-digital conditioning channel |
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59 | (6) |
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5.2.1 The conditioning channel |
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59 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Power/performance analysis |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (38) |
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6.1 Generic conditioning ΣΔ ADC |
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67 | (12) |
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6.1.1 Concept of operation |
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67 | (5) |
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6.1.2 Universal model of a ΣΔ modulator |
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72 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Interferer immunity |
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72 | (5) |
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6.1.4 Power/performance analysis |
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77 | (2) |
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6.2 Signal conditioning in the decimation filter |
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79 | (5) |
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6.2.1 Interferer immunity |
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80 | (1) |
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6.2.2 The conditioning channel |
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81 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Power/performance analysis |
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82 | (2) |
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6.3 Signal conditioning with a restricted filtering STF |
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84 | (10) |
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6.3.1 Interferer immunity |
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85 | (2) |
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6.3.2 The conditioning channel |
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87 | (2) |
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6.3.3 Power/performance analysis |
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89 | (3) |
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6.3.4 Conditioning hybrid ΣΔ ADC |
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92 | (2) |
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6.4 Signal conditioning by unrestricted STF design |
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94 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Interferer immunity |
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96 | (2) |
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6.4.2 The conditioning channel |
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98 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Power/performance analysis |
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98 | (1) |
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6.5 Comparison of conditioning ADCs |
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99 | (4) |
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6.5.1 Comparison of topologies |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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7 Digitization of the inter-die interface |
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105 | (8) |
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105 | (1) |
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7.2 Power in the interface |
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106 | (4) |
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108 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Digital interface after decimation |
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108 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Digital interface before decimation |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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7.3 Application to the conditioning channels |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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8 Highly analog and highly digital channels for FM/AM radio |
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113 | (26) |
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113 | (3) |
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8.1.1 Conventional radio with analog demodulation |
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114 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Radio with digital demodulation |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (8) |
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8.2.1 Highly linear VGA design |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (11) |
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8.3.1 Conventional solutions |
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124 | (1) |
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8.3.2 ΣΔ ADC with integrated passive mixer |
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125 | (6) |
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131 | (4) |
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8.4 Evaluation of the channel |
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135 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
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9 Conditioning ΣΔ ADCs for Bluetooth |
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139 | (52) |
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139 | (3) |
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9.1.1 Conventional radio with analog demodulation |
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140 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Radio with digital demodulation and analog signal-conditioning |
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141 | (1) |
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9.1.3 Radio with digital demodulation, without analog signal-conditioning |
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142 | (14) |
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143 | (7) |
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150 | (6) |
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9.3 Conditioning feedback EA ADC |
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156 | (14) |
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157 | (6) |
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163 | (7) |
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170 | (11) |
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171 | (5) |
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176 | (5) |
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9.5 Evaluation of the channels |
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181 | (7) |
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9.5.1 Benchmark with published ADCs |
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182 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Comparison of the presented ADCs |
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182 | (5) |
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9.5.3 Benchmark with published Bluetooth conditioning channels |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (3) |
10 General conclusions |
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191 | (24) |
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A Overview of published ΣΔ ADCs |
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193 | (6) |
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B Power/performance relation of analog circuits |
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199 | (4) |
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B.1 Simple differential pair |
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199 | (1) |
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B.2 Differential pair in a global feed-back configuration |
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200 | (1) |
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B.3 Degenerated differential pair |
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201 | (2) |
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C Power/performance relation of digital filters |
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203 | (4) |
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C.1 Analysis of the filter topology |
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203 | (1) |
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C.2 Calculation of filter parameters |
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204 | (1) |
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C.3 Calculation of power consumption |
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205 | (1) |
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C.4 Extension to other implementations |
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206 | (1) |
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D Third-order distortion in analog circuits and ΣΔ ADCs |
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207 | (4) |
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E Power consumption in a data interface |
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211 | (4) |
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E.1 Analog data interface |
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211 | (1) |
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E.2 Digital data interface |
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212 | (3) |
References |
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