Programmable sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter
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1. A system comprising:
- an analog-to-digital modulator to convert at least one analog input signal into at least one digital output signal, where the analog-to-digital modulator includes a variable stage integration circuit to perform integration operations on the analog input signal according to an operational order; and
a processing device to set the operational order and a quantization level of the analog-to-digital modulator, the analog-to-digital modulator to convert the analog input signal into the digital output signal according to the operational order and the quantization level wherein the processing device determines a feedback reference voltage to optimize performance trade-offs in the system.
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Abstract
A system includes an analog-to-digital modulator to convert at least one analog input signal into at least one digital output signal. The system also includes a processing device to set an operational order and a quantization level of the analog-to-digital modulator. The analog-to-digital modulator converts the analog input signal into the digital output signal according to the operational order and the quantization level.
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1. A system comprising:
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an analog-to-digital modulator to convert at least one analog input signal into at least one digital output signal, where the analog-to-digital modulator includes a variable stage integration circuit to perform integration operations on the analog input signal according to an operational order; and a processing device to set the operational order and a quantization level of the analog-to-digital modulator, the analog-to-digital modulator to convert the analog input signal into the digital output signal according to the operational order and the quantization level wherein the processing device determines a feedback reference voltage to optimize performance trade-offs in the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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setting both an operational order of an integration circuit and a quantization level of a quantization circuit, where the operational order of the integration circuit and the quantization level of the quantization circuit are reconfigurable, and where the operational order of the integration circuit indicates a number of analog integrators utilized by the integration circuit to integrate the analog input signal; integrating an analog input signal according to the operational order of the integration circuit; and generating a digital output signal from the integrated analog input signal according to the quantization level of the quantization circuit wherein a processing device determines a feedback reference voltage to optimize performance trade-offs in the system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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an integration circuit to perform integration operations on at least one analog input signal according to a reconfigurable operational order of the integration circuit, where the integration circuit includes multiple analog integrators to integrate the analog input signal, the reconfigurable operational order to indicate a number of the analog integrators the integration circuit utilizes to perform integration operations on the analog input signal; and a quantization circuit to generate at least one digital output signal from the integrated analog input signal according to a reconfigurable quantization level of the quantization circuit wherein a processing device determines a feedback reference voltage to optimize performance trade-offs in the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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