Tutorial on Oversampling A/D converters

This tutorial was presented at the 21st International Conference on VLSI Design held in Hyderabad from 4-8 January 2008.

• Introduction to sampling, quantization, oversampling, and noise shaping; First order delta sigma modulator: Nagendra Krishnapura
• Higher order modulators, out of band gain, maximum stable amplitude: Shanthi Pavan
• NTF synthesis procedure; Continuous time modulators: Shanthi Pavan
• Feedback DAC nonlnearity, dynamic element matching techniques: Nagendra Krishnapura
• Case study-Low power continuous-time delta sigma A/D converter for audio: Shanthi Pavan
• Presentation slides