A 143 dB Delta-Sigma Modulator for Biomedical Applications

Abstract

This paper presents a single loop forth-order delta-sigma modulator topology of cascade of integrator with multiple feedback This paper presents a single loop forth-order delta-sigma modulator topology of cascade of integrator with multiple feedback (CIFB) . The number of levels in the quantizer increases for higher performance. The modulator noice transfer function (NTF) and signal transfer function (STF) exploited for higher performance. The out-of-band gain (OBG) of 1.5 selected considering the stability of higher order modulator. The high oversampling ratio (OSR) considered for small bandwidth applications. The maximum quantization noise is suppressed by NTF zeros optimization. A full-scale signal of the modulator is 0.55-V considering the higher order loop filter stability. Due to CIFB topology, there is no peaking in the STF while STF response is flat. The zeros of the NTF are optimized for maximum quantization noise and poles are placed inside the unit circle.  The complete modulator loop filter has four integrators in the loop filter with multiple feedback digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for maximum stability. The complete modulator simulation shows it an achieve signal-to-noise (SNR) of 1.43 dB with oversampling ratio (OSR) of 128.