Institute of Microelectronics
Automatic sizing of CT ΣΔ-ADCs
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Lock architecture
Reset...
Simulation settings...
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Simulate
Optimize
Coefficients
Integrators/Resonators
Input signal
Quantizer
D/A converters
STF/NTF shape
SNR/OSR
Maximum STF Global Gains:
Minimum STF Inband Gains:
Lower STF Out-Of-Band Constraints:
Upper STF Out-Of-Band Constraints:
Maximum Out-Of-Band NTF Gain:
Settings...
Settings...
STF
Maximum STF global gain
dB
Minimum STF inband gains
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
Lower out-of-band constraints
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
Upper out-of-band constraints
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
f/f
s
dB
NTF
Maximum NTF Out-of-Band-Gain (OBG)
dB
Inner TF
Calculate Inner TFs
Amplitude
min.:
FS
max.:
FS
Frequency
f/f
band
Duty Cycle
Input S/H
enable
Excess-loop-delay
t/T
s
FIR DAC:
enable
Filter order:
Active coeff. (0=disable,1=enable):
Fixed coeff. values (0 means optimize coeff.):
min. values:
max. values:
Local ELD in [t/T
s
]
ADC waveform
Non-return-to-zero (NRZ)
Return-to-zero (RZ)
Exponential decay (EXP)
Raised Cosine (RCOS)
Duty cycle:
Time constant τ:
Quantizer levels
Secondary Quantizer
Levels:
Duty Cycle Primary Quant.:
Dithering
a/LSB
Desired input swing
min.:
a/FS
max.:
a/FS
Model type
CoI Filter
Sinc Filter
Matched Filter
Filter order:
Filter delays:
active
Type: resistive
Type
resistive
capacitive
current source
Value
optimize
fixed
same as a1
value:
min.:
max.:
D/A settings...
Model type
Ideal Integrator
Ideal Resonator
━
OpAmp Integrator
OpAmp Integrator with Proportional Path
OpAmp Multipath Integrator
OpAmp LC Resonator
OpAmp PF Resonator
━
gm-C Integrator
gm-LC Resonator
Desired swing
min.:
a/FS
max.:
a/FS
DC-gain
minimize
fixed
value (absolute):
min.:
max.:
GBW
minimize
fixed
value:
[f
s
]
min.:
[f
s
]
max.:
[f
s
]
Proportional path
optimize
fixed
value:
min.:
max.:
Resonance frequency
optimize
fixed
value:
[f
s
]
min.:
[f
s
]
max.:
[f
s
]
Quality factor
Correction Factor
optimize
fixed
value:
[factor]
min.:
[factor]
max.:
[factor]
Output resistance
g/C
DC-Gain 2
(absolute)
GBW 2 - 1st Pole
[f
s
]
GBW 2 - 2nd Pole
[f
s
]
Lowpass
Bandpass
Incremental
f
center
Choose
OSR/f
s
f
b
/f
s
OSR/f
b
OSR
f
s
f
b
SNR Goal
dB
f
center
Choose
OSR/f
s
f
b
/f
s
OSR/f
b
OSR
f
s
f
b
SNR Goal
dB
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Coefficients and PI
DC/GBW
STF
Simulation length
2
14
2
15
2
16
A Hanning
3
window is used.