Behavioral modeling of Opamp gain and dynamic effectsfor power optimization of Delta-Sigma modulators and pipelined ADCs
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Abstract
This paper proposes a simple, yet accurate, analytical model forthe effect of opamp gain and dynamics (slew rate and bandwidth)on the transfer function of switched-capacitor (SC) amplifiers andintegrators. Furthermore, it demonstrates the detrimental effects of:a) the nonlinear variation in the opamp dc gain; and b) thefeedforward transmission of the feedback capacitor, on theharmonic distortion and settling behavior of these SC stages.Theseeffects, typically ignored in the behavioral simulations of SCstages, are analyzed and modeled. Thus, accurate behavioralsimulations of ΔΕ modulators or pipelined analog-to-digitalconverters (ADCs) can be performed in SIMULINK, using theproposed models for their SC building blocks (integrators oramplifiers). The proposed behavioral models are validated inHSPICE. Behavioral simulation examples are presented to illustratethe importance of such accurate modeling for low-power design.
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