CLANS: a high-level synthesis tool for high resolution data converters

A high-level synthesis tool, CLANS, that accepts data converter performance specifications and selects optimal block-level component specifications for noise-shaping coders is presented. CLANS both predicts the performance of multibit noise-shaping coders (both A/D and D/A converters) and determines optimal loop-filter transfer functions. The performance of CLANS' designs has been verified using both block-level simulation and experimental measurements on a CMOS prototype D/A converter.<<ETX>>

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