Understanding Delta–Sigma Data Converters

This new edition introduces novel operation analysis and design techniques for delta–sigma ( ) converters in physical and conceptual terms, and includes new chapters which explore developments in the field over the last decade

This book explains the principles and operation of delta–sigma analog–to–digital converters (ADCs) in physical and conceptual terms in accordance with the most recent developments in the field. The interest of converter designers has shifted significantly over the past decade, due to many new applications for data converters at the far ends of the frequency spectrum. Continuous–time delta–sigma A/D converters with GHz clocks, both low–pass and bandpass ones, are required for wireless applications. At the other extreme, multiplexed ADCs with very narrow (sometimes 10 Hz wide) signal band but very high accuracy are needed in the interfaces of biomedical or environmental sensors. To reflect the changing needs of designers, the second edition includes significant new material on both theory and design techniques. New text has been added, that:

Includes information on MASH architectures, digital–to–analog converter (DAC) mismatch and mismatch shaping Investigates new topics including continuous–time ADCs principles and designs, circuit design for both continuous–time and discrete–time ADCs, decimation and interpolation filters, and incremental ADCs Provides information on practical design issues for industry professionals

Shanthi Pavan is a Professor of electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, India, and is the Editor–In–Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society, and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Richard Schreier is a Division Fellow in the High Speed Converters group of Analog Device, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, and an IEEE Fellow. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1991 and was a Professor at Oregon State University from 1991–1997.

Gabor Temes is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of California, and Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University, USA.  He is an IEEE Life Fellow and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering.