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Proposed VCO-based oversampling delta-sigma ADC achieves ~59-dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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May enable wider-bandwidth signal chains in cardiac devices; leaves open hardware validation in deep sub-μm CMOS.
The proposed multibit quantizer using a high frequency VCO significantly improves SNR and signal bandwidth, suitable for deep sub-μm CMOS devices.
Iwata et al. (1999) studied this question. Delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator was evaluated on Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at a 5-MHz bandwidth. A proposed oversampling delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter utilizing a voltage-controlled oscillator achieved a 59-dB SNR at a 5-MHz bandwidth.
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