System and method for generating shaped noise
First Claim
1. A circuit device, comprising:
- a data generator adapted to output a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape, the data generator including a sigma-delta modulator that includes a zero input signal, a random noise signal, a quantizer, a noise transfer function defined within a feedback loop, and limiter circuitry coupled within the feedback loop between the output of the feedback loop and the noise transfer function;
where a feedback value output by the feedback loop of the sigma-delta modulator is subtracted from the zero input signal of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a first result prior to addition of the random noise signal to the first result to produce a second result;
where the second result is provided to the quantizer of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a random pulse sequence at an output of the sigma-delta modulator; and
where the random pulse sequence is subtracted from the first result to produce a feedback result that is provided to the noise transfer function of the sigma-delta modulator.
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a circuit device is disclosed that includes a data generator adapted to output a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape. The data generator includes a feedback loop with a transfer function, the output of which may be altered by limiter circuitry to increase stability of the data generator. The circuit device may further include, for example, a pulse edge control circuit to selectively apply a carrier suppression operation to at least one pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal in response to the random pulse sequence to produce at least one modulated PWM output signal. In such an example, the spectral energy associated with a PWM carrier of the modulated PWM output signal at a carrier frequency and associated harmonics is changed such that the modulated PWM output signal has a spectral shape defined by the particular spectral shape.
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17 Claims
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1. A circuit device, comprising:
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a data generator adapted to output a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape, the data generator including a sigma-delta modulator that includes a zero input signal, a random noise signal, a quantizer, a noise transfer function defined within a feedback loop, and limiter circuitry coupled within the feedback loop between the output of the feedback loop and the noise transfer function; where a feedback value output by the feedback loop of the sigma-delta modulator is subtracted from the zero input signal of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a first result prior to addition of the random noise signal to the first result to produce a second result; where the second result is provided to the quantizer of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a random pulse sequence at an output of the sigma-delta modulator; and where the random pulse sequence is subtracted from the first result to produce a feedback result that is provided to the noise transfer function of the sigma-delta modulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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providing a data generator comprising a sigma-delta modulator that includes a zero input signal, a random noise signal, a quantizer, a noise transfer function defined within a feedback loop, and limiter circuitry coupled within the feedback loop between the output of the feedback loop and the noise transfer function; and producing a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape from the data generator by subtracting a feedback value output by the feedback loop of the sigma-delta modulator from the zero input signal of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a first result prior to adding the random noise signal to the first result to produce a second result, providing the second result to the quantizer of the sigma-delta modulator to produce a random pulse sequence at an output of the sigma-delta modulator, subtracting the random pulse sequence from the first result to produce a feedback result, and providing the feedback result to the noise transfer function of the sigma-delta modulator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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