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  • Wide-bandwidth, high-resolution delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters

    Creator:
    Zanbaghi, Ramin
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    There is a significant need in recent mobile communication and wireless broadband systems for high-performance analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that have wide bandwidth (BW>5-MHz) and high data rate (>100-Mbps). A delta-sigma ADC is recognized as a power-efficient ADC architecture when high resolution (>12-b) is required. This is due to several advantages...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Terri S. Fiez There is a significant need in recent mobile communication

  • Adaptive, wideband analog-to-digital conversion for convergent communication systems

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    Batten, Robert D., 1973-
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    The exponential rate of advances in modern communication devices in the last several years have brought us higher levels of functionality and performance as well as reductions in physical size and power consumption. To continue this rate of advancement, next generation systems require wider bandwidth and higher resolution ADCs. Additionally,...
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    -Digital Conversion for Convergent Communication Systems Abstract approved: Terri Fiez The exponential

  • Design and analysis techniques for nano-joule ADCs and sampling linearity

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    Brown, Thomas (Thomas William)
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    Two aspects of ADC system performance are addressed in this work. First, the combination of the ADC and its associated reference are co-designed for an energy constrained remote sensing system. Second, sampling linearity is mathematically analyzed as a function of frequency to provide enhanced understanding into an ADC's requisite sampling...
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    : Design and Analysis Techniques for Nano-Joule ADCs and Sampling Linearity Abstract approved: Terri S

  • Design of a 14-bit continuous-time Delta-Sigma A/D modulator with 2.5MHz signal bandwidth

    Creator:
    Li, Zhimin
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    In recent years, there has been growing interest in both industry and academia to use continuous-time (CT) Δ-Σ A/D converters for wideband wireless and wireline communication applications. So far no reported CT Δ-Σ A/D modulator achieves 14-bit or higher dynamic range (DR) with more than 2MHz signal bandwidth (equivalently 4MS/s)....
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    : Terri S. Fiez In recent years, there has been growing interest in both industry and academia

  • Architectural Solutions for Analog Imperfections in ΔΣ Analog-to-Digital Based Systems

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    Zali Asl, Samira
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    For today’s ubiquitous portable devices, innovative integrated circuits with high performance yet very low power are necessary. As these devices are used to communicate and sense real world signals in the environment, analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and systems are the key interface circuits needed to digitize the sensed information and they...
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    Terri S. Fiez For today’s ubiquitous portable devices, innovative integrated circuits with

  • Digital Solutions for Analog Shortcomings in Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital Converters

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    Mirzaie, Hossein
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    Portable, high power efficiency communication devices is a growing market in the semiconductor industry. Analog-to-digital converters (ADC) are key interface that are used to digitize the sensed information. Recently, digital techniques have been proposed to improve analog building block power efficiency in sub-micron technologies. This research focuses on mixed signal...
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    approved: Terri S. Fiez, Karti Mayaram Recent developments in wireless communications have led to an

  • Design Techniques for Wide-bandwidth Continuous-time Delta-sigma Modulators with Noise-shaping Quantizers

    Creator:
    Dey, Siladitya
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    Noise-shaping multibit quantizers in a ΔΣ modulator offer extra orders of noise shaping without increasing the loop-filter order and without compromising the stability of the modulator. This dissertation presents two new architectures for improving the overall performance of continuous-time ΔΣ modulators using noise-shaped quantizers. The first modulator architecture is motivated...
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    Quantizers Abstract approved: Kartikeya Mayaram Terri. S. Fiez Noise-shaping multibit quantizers in a ΔΣ

  • Analysis and Design of Low Voltage LC Oscillators and their Application to Wireless Sensor Networks

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    Guha Roy, Ankur
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    This dissertation focuses on the analysis, design, and application of inductor-capacitor (LC) oscillators for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). First an analysis and design optimization approach for enhanced swing, low power CMOS LC oscillators is presented. A phasor based analysis is used for determining the amplitude and phase noise of these...
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    t approved: Kartikeya Mayaram Terri S. FiezThis dissertation fo uses on the analysis, design, and

  • Efficient power conversion interface circuits for energy harvesting applications

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    Le, Triet T.
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    Harvesting energy from the environment for powering micro-power devices have been increasing in popularity. These types of devices can be used in embedded applications or in sensor networks where battery replacement is impractical. In this dissertation, different methods of energy harvesting from the environment are explored as alternative sources of...
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    approved: Terri S. Fiez Karti Mayaram Harvesting energy from the environment for powering micro-power

  • Design of a 1.8-V 14-bit [delta] - [sigma] A/D converter with 8X oversampling and 4 MHz Nyquist output rate

    Creator:
    Jiang, Ruoxin
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    In this dissertation, a new Δ∑ A/D converter is presented that is ideally suited for communication applications. It is based on a single-loop single-stage structure, which can realize a high maximum out-of-band quantization noise gain while maintaining stable operation and thus achieve 14-bit resolution at 8 times oversampling. A fifth-order...
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    Rate. Abstract approved: Tern S. Fiez In this dissertation, a new LI A/D converter is presented that