DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR, INTEGRATOR, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A delta-sigma modulator, comprising:
- an integrator including an operational amplifier;
a quantizer configured to quantize an output of the integrator;
a first D-A converter configured to convert a digital output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier;
a feedforward path configured to feed forward an input signal of the integrator to an input end of the quantizer; and
a second D-A converter configured to convert the digital output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the input end of the quantizer, whereinthe integrator includesa resistive element having a first end connected to the input signal of the integrator and a second end connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier,n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, “
n”
representing an integer of 2 or more, and(n−
1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to a common node.
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Abstract
A delta-sigma modulator includes: an integrator having an operational amplifier; a quantizer quantizing an output of the integrator; a first D-A converter converting an output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the operational amplifier; a feedforward path feeding forward an input of the integrator to the quantizer; and a second D-A converter converting the output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the quantizer. The integrator includes a resistive element having a first end connected to the input of the integrator and a second end connected to an inverting input of the operational amplifier, n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input and an output of the operational amplifier, and (n−1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to a common node.
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11 Claims
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1. A delta-sigma modulator, comprising:
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an integrator including an operational amplifier; a quantizer configured to quantize an output of the integrator; a first D-A converter configured to convert a digital output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier; a feedforward path configured to feed forward an input signal of the integrator to an input end of the quantizer; and a second D-A converter configured to convert the digital output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the input end of the quantizer, wherein the integrator includes a resistive element having a first end connected to the input signal of the integrator and a second end connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier, n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, “
n”
representing an integer of 2 or more, and(n−
1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to a common node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6, 10)
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3. A delta-sigma modulator, comprising:
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an integrator including an operational amplifier; a quantizer configured to quantize an output of the integrator; a D-A converter configured to convert a digital output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier; and a switch circuit configured to allow to short-circuit the inverting input end, a non-inverting input end, and an output end of the operational amplifier and a common node, wherein the integrator includes a resistive element having a first end connected to an input signal of the integrator and a second end connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier, n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input end and the output end of the operational amplifier, “
n”
representing an integer of 2 or more, and(n−
1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to the common node. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 11)
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8. An integrator having an operational amplifier, comprising:
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a resistive element having a first end connected to an input signal of the integrator and a second end connected to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier; n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input end and an output end of the operational amplifier, “
n”
representing an integer of 2 or more; and(n−
1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to a common node, whereinat least one of the n capacitive circuits includes a capacitive element and a resistive element which are connected in series. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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