MINLP Based Topology Synthesis for Delta Sigma Modulators Optimized for Signal Path Complexity, Sensitivity and Power Consumptio

This paper proposes a novel architecture synthesis algorithm for single-loop single-bit ∆Σ modulators. We defined a generic modulator architecture and derived its noise and signal transfer function (NTF/STF) in symbolic forms. We then used the TF in MINLP to generate optimal topologies for a variety of design requirement, such as modulator complexity, sensitivity and power consumption, which appeard as cost functions. Experiments show the superiority of synthesized topologies as compared to traditional solutions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: DATE
• Authors: Hua Tang, Ying Wei, Alex Doboli
• Keywords: Architecture Synthesis Algorithm, DATE 2005, Generic Modulator Architecture, Hardware, Single-bit ∆Σ Modulators