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A power-efficient reconfigurable two-step VCO-based ADC for software-defined radio


Abstract:

This paper presents the full design flow of a flexible two-step VCO-based Delta-Sigma ADC architecture for software-defined radio applications. The proposed ADC reconfigu...Show More

Abstract:

This paper presents the full design flow of a flexible two-step VCO-based Delta-Sigma ADC architecture for software-defined radio applications. The proposed ADC reconfigures its signal bandwidth and A/D conversion accuracy in a cost- and power-efficient method. With the ADC open-loop structure and the mostly-digital building blocks, excellent figure-of-merits can be obtained for all modes. A reconfigurable ADC prototype designed in 90nm CMOS technology shows that it achieves 66/80.9dB SNDR respectively within a 20/2MHz signal bandwidth, consuming 5.1/2.9mW of power. The corresponding 78/79.8fJ/step figure-of-merits are among state-of-the-art reconfigurable ADCs, and could be improved even further if technology is scaled.
Date of Conference: 25-28 October 2017
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 11 January 2018
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Conference Location: Guiyang, China

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