학술논문

A /spl Delta//spl Sigma/PLL for 14 b 50 ksample/s frequency-to-digital conversion of a 10 MHz FM signal
Document Type
Conference
Source
1998 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC. First Edition (Cat. No.98CH36156) Solid-state circuits Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1998. Digest of Technical Papers. 1998 IEEE International. :366-367 1998
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Phase locked loops
Frequency conversion
Demodulation
Frequency estimation
Quantization
Capacitors
CMOS technology
Digital filters
Signal generators
Noise generators
Language
ISSN
0193-6530
Abstract
In wireless applications, digital signal processing is increasingly used in place of analog processing to improve reliability, reduce manufacturing cost, and allow programmability. Usually, the requisite A/D conversion is performed after the RF signal is down-converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) in the 0-100 MHz range, and the demodulation is digital. Design simplifications, such as the avoidance of in-phase and quadrature analog processing, can often be achieved if the A/D conversion is above 5 MHz, but in CMOS technology such systems are usually limited to about 12 b precision. This key component of a CMOS frequency-to-digital converter (FDC), a device that simultaneously performs A/D conversion and frequency demodulation, in certain cases, promises to be an attractive alternative to conventional non-zero IF A/D conversion.