A 1-GHz differential second-order low-pass sigma-delta modulator in CMOS for wireless receivers

Yingbo Zhu; Said F. Al-Sarawi; Michael Liebelt

doi:10.1117/12.521414

30 March 2004 A 1-GHz differential second-order low-pass sigma-delta modulator in CMOS for wireless receivers

Yingbo Zhu, Said F. Al-Sarawi, Michael Liebelt

Proceedings Volume 5274, Microelectronics: Design, Technology, and Packaging; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521414
Event: Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, 2003, Perth, Australia

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a 1 GHz continuous-time second order Lowpass Sigma Delta Modulator (LPSDM). The design is intended to meet the future requirements of wideband wireless receivers. The continuous-time Noise Transfer Function (NTF) for the modulator is realized using two G_m-C integrators with negative transconductance feedback and three linearized G_m elements. A three-stage delayed comparator is employed for designing the one bit quantizer, therefore a delayed NTF had to be synthesized. The presented target design is 0.18μm CMOS process. The designed chip uses both 3.3V and 1.8V MOSFETs and consumes 80mW including the clock driver and the output buffer. The performance of the modulator based on post layout simulation is 11 bits for a 5 MHz bandwidth and 8.6 bits for an 11MHz bandwidth.

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Yingbo Zhu, Said F. Al-Sarawi, and Michael Liebelt "A 1-GHz differential second-order low-pass sigma-delta modulator in CMOS for wireless receivers", Proc. SPIE 5274, Microelectronics: Design, Technology, and Packaging, (30 March 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521414

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