Hackaday

Tearing Into Delta Sigma ADC’s

It’s not surprising that Analog to Digital Converters (ADC’s) now employ several techniques to accomplish higher speeds and resolutions than their simpler counterparts. Enter the Delta-Sigma (Δ∑) ADC ...
Hackaday

Tearing Into Delta Sigma ADCs Part 2

In part one, I compared the different Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) and the roles and properties of Delta Sigma ADC’s. I covered a lot of the theory behind these devices, so in this installment, ...
EDN

Tutorial on Designing Delta-Sigma Modulators: Part 1

The transition from second-generation (2G) to third-generation (3G) wireless cellular systems requires multi-standard adaptability in a wireless receiver. An important answer to this request is the ...
Electronic Design

Using Delta-Sigma Can Be As Easy As ADC (Part 4)

Based on the amount of e-mail I received after Part 3 of this series (Nov. 7, 2008, p. 18; www.electronicdesign.com, ED Online 19948), many of you have already guessed that an incremental integrator ...
Design-Reuse

Fully Digital Implemented Delta-Sigma Analog to Digital Converter

One of the most challenging tasks in Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) design is to adapt the cicuitry to ever new CMOS process technology. For digital circuits the number of gates per square mm app.
Design-Reuse

Pipeline vs. Sigma Delta ADC for Communications Applications

The Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is a key component in digital communications receive channels, and the correct choice of ADC is critical for optimizing system design. In this article, we discuss ...
Nature

Incremental Analog-to-Digital Converters and Delta-Sigma Modulators

Incremental analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and delta-sigma modulators represent two advanced architectures that have been pivotal in high-precision signal processing. Incremental ADCs convert ...
Electronic Design

CTSD Precision ADCs (Part 2): CTSD Architecture Explained

Step-by-step approach to building a CTSD modulator loop. Introducing the analog accumulator. A closer look at oversampling and noise shaping. The clock sensitivity of CTSD ADCs. 1. A closed-loop op ...
EDN

Analog Devices Design Tools: ADISimADC Frequency Folding Tool

As you can see there are other ADC related tools such as the SNR/THD/SINAD calculator, the Sigma-Delta ADC Tutorial, SPIController, and VisualAnalog. The Third Party Tools link takes the user to a ...