Overview

The design of an analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter is one of the most fascinating tasks in micro-electronics. In a converter the analog world with all its intricacies meets the realm of the formal digital abstraction. Both disciplines must be understood for an optimum conversion solution. In a converter also system challenges meet technology opportunities. Modern systems rely on analog-to-digital converters as an essential part of the complex chain to access the physical world. And processors need the ultimate performance of digital-to-analog converters to present the results of their complex algorithms. The same progress in CMOS technology that enables these VLSI digital systems creates new challenges for analog-to-digital converters: lower signal swings, less power and variability issues. Last but not least, the analog-to-digital converter must follow the cost reduction trend. These changing boundary conditions require micro-electronics engineers to consider their design choices for every new design. Analog-to-Digital Conversion discusses the different analog-to-digital conversion principles: sampling, quantization, reference generation, nyquist architectures and sigma-delta modulation. It also presents an overview of the state-of-the-art in this field and focuses on issues of optimizing accuracy and speed while reducing the power level. A lot of background knowledge and practical tips complement the discussion of basic principles, which makes Analog-to-Digital Conversion also a reference for the experienced engineer.

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Author:   Marcel J.M. Pelgrom
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.850kg
ISBN:  

9789048188871

ISBN 10:   9048188873
Pages:   475
Publication Date:   01 August 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. List of symbols. Reference tables and figures. 1 Introduction. 2 Components and definitions; 2.1 Mathematical tools; 2.2 Resistivity; 2.3 Maxwell equations; 2.4 Semiconductors; 2.5 The MOS transistor; 2.6 Network theory; 2.7 Electronic circuits. 3 Sampling; 3.1 Sampling in time and frequency; 3.2 Time-discrete filtering. 4 Sample and hold; 4.1 Track-and-hold and sample-and-hold circuits; 4.2 Artifacts; 4.3 Capacitor and switch implementations; 4.4 Track-and-hold circuit topologies. 5 Quantization; 5.1 Linearity; 5.2 The quantization error; 5.3 Signal-to-noise. 6 Reference circuits; 6.1 General requirements; 6.2 Bandgap reference circuits; 6.3 Alternative references. 7 Digital-to-analog conversion; 7.1 Unary and binary representation; 7.2 Digital-to-analog conversion schemes; 7.3 Accuracy; 7.4 Methods to improve accuracy; 7.5 Digital-to-analog conversion: implementation examples. 8 Analog-to-digital conversion; 8.1 The comparator; 8.2 Full-flash converters; 8.3 Sub-ranging methods; 8.4 Pipeline converters; 8.5 1.5 bit pipeline analog-to-digital converter; 8.6 Successive approximation converters; 8.7 Linear approximation converters; 8.8 Time-interleaving time-discrete circuits; 8.9 An implementation example; 8.10 Other conversion ideas. 9 Sigma-delta modulation; 9.1 Oversampling; 9.2 Noise shaping; 9.3 Sigma-delta modulation; 9.4 Time-discrete sigma-delta modulation; 9.5 Time-continuous Sigma-delta modulation; 9.6 Multi-bit sigma-delta conversion; 9.7 Various forms of sigma-delta modulation. 10 Characterization and specification; 10.1 The test hardware; 10.2 Measurement methods; 10.3 Self testing. 11 Technology; 11.1 Technology roadmap; 11.2 Variability: an overview; 11.3 Deterministic offsets; 11.4 Random matching; 11.5 Consequences for design; 11.6 Packaging; 11.7 Substrate Noise. 12 System aspects of conversion; 12.1 System aspects; 12.2 Comparing converters; 12.3 Limits of conversion. Excercises. Bibliography. Index.

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Aus den Rezensionen: ... Studierende finden in dem aus didaktischer Sicht gut strukturierten Buch sowohl klar formulierte Grundlagen ... als auch spezifische technologische Details verschiedener Wandler und Prinzipien. Ein ... Kapitel mit Aubungen hilft mit, sich intensiver mit dem Gelesenen auseinanderzusetzen ... Erfahrene ... werden das Buch als Nachschlagewerk fur praktische Hinweise und fur die mathematischen Beschreibungen schatzen. Eine ausfuhrliche, verstandliche Aubersicht. (in: Bulletin VSE/VSE, 6/May/2011, Vol. 102, Issue 5, S. 94)

Aus den Rezensionen: ... Studierende finden in dem aus didaktischer Sicht gut strukturierten Buch sowohl klar formulierte Grundlagen ... als auch spezifische technologische Details verschiedener Wandler und Prinzipien. Ein ... Kapitel mit Ubungen hilft mit, sich intensiver mit dem Gelesenen auseinanderzusetzen ... Erfahrene ... werden das Buch als Nachschlagewerk fur praktische Hinweise und fur die mathematischen Beschreibungen schatzen. Eine ausfuhrliche, verstandliche Ubersicht. (in: Bulletin VSE/VSE, 6/May/2011, Vol. 102, Issue 5, S. 94)

Aus den Rezensionen: ... Studierende finden in dem aus didaktischer Sicht gut strukturierten Buch sowohl klar formulierte Grundlagen ... als auch spezifische technologische Details verschiedener Wandler und Prinzipien. Ein ... Kapitel mit Ubungen hilft mit, sich intensiver mit dem Gelesenen auseinanderzusetzen ... Erfahrene ... werden das Buch als Nachschlagewerk fur praktische Hinweise und fur die mathematischen Beschreibungen schatzen. Eine ausfuhrliche, verstandliche Ubersicht. (in: Bulletin VSE/VSE, 6/May/2011, Vol. 102, Issue 5, S. 94)

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