A 3.3 mW /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulator for UMTS in 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS with 70 dB dynamic range in 2 MHz bandwidth

The authors present a 4th-order continuous-time ΣΔ modulator with 1.5 b quantizer and feedback DAC for a UMTS receiver. The modulator has 70 dB DNR in a 2 MHz band and -74 dB THD at full scale. An IC which includes two modulators, a PLL, and an oscillator dissipates 11.5 mW at 1.8 V. Active area is 0.41 mm/sup 2/ in a 0.18 μm, 1-poly 5-metal-layer CMOS technology.