A high-level simulation and synthesis environment for ΔΣ modulators

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1049-1061

  Francken, Kenneth ^a   Gielen, Georges G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Delta sigma converters; Delta sigma simulation delta sigma synthesis; Genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BEHAVIORAL SIMULATION;

DELTA SIGMA MODULATION;

EID: 0043094101     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2003.814954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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