This thesis describes compensation techniques for cascaded delta-sigma A/D
converters (ADCs) and high-performance switched-capacitor (SC) circuits. Various
correlated-double-sampling (CDS) techniques are presented to reduce the effects of the
nonidealities, such as clock feedthrough, charge injection, opamp input-referred noise and
offset, and finite opamp gain, in SC circuits. A CDS technique...
Delta-sigma modulators are currently a very popular technique for making high-resolution
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
These oversampled data converters have several advantages over conventional Nyquist-rate
converters, including an insensitivity to many analog component imperfections, a
simpler antialiasing filter and reduced accuracy requirements in the sample and hold....
The precise measurement of a capacitance difference or ratio in a digital form is
very important for capacitive sensors, for CMOS process characterization as well as for the
realization of precise switched-capacitor data converters, amplifiers and other circuits
utilizing ratioed capacitors. This thesis introduces design techniques for on-chip capacitor
ratio...
In this study the enzymatic activity of adsorbed Thermomonospora fusca E₅ and Trichoderma reesei CBHI cellulases were investigated using fluorescence techniques. In particular, cellulases were allowed to contact hydrophobic polystyrene surfaces under conditions of different solution concentrations, and adsorption times. Each of these variables is known to have a potential...
High-accuracy and high-speed CMOS track-and-hold (T/H) or sample-and-hold (S/H) circuits are an important part of the analog-to-digital interface. The switched-capacitor (SC) circuits usually contain one or more op-amps whose dc offset, finite gain, finite bandwidth have a big impact on the accuracy of the track-and-hold circuit. Basic correlated double sampling...