Systematic top-down design of reconfigurable SigmaDelta modulators for multi-standard transceivers

• Published in: Analog integrated circuits and signal processing Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 227 - 241
• Main Authors: Castro-Lopez, R, Morgado, A, Guerra, O, del Rio, R, de la Rosa, J M, Perez-Verdu, B, Fernandez, F V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2009

This paper addresses the design techniques of reconfigurable analog-to-digital converters for multi-standard wireless communication terminals. While most multi-standard converters reported so far follow an ad hoc design approach, which do not guarantee either efficient silicon area occupation or pow...