Multi-stage noise shaping analog-to-digital converter

• Main Authors: SCHREIER RICHARD E, DONG YUNZHI, YANG WENHUA W, SHIBATA HAJIME
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.11.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL; CODING; DECODING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The present disclosure describes an improved multi-stage noise shaping (MASH) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting an analog input signal to a digital output signal. In particular, a full delta-sigma ( ) modulator is provided at the front-end of the MASH ADC, and another full modulator i...