Using finite impulse response feedback DACs to design /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulators based on LC filters

This paper proposes a general method to design the noise-transfer-function of a continuous-time /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulator having high-order passive LC loop filters. The feedback signals can have arbitrary shapes and can be applied either at internal nodes or only at the input node. As a design example, this technique is used to design a 4th order /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulator where the internal nodes of the loop filter are removed for a more efficient circuit implementation.

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