Delta Sigma Fdc Based Fractional N Plls With Multi Rate Quantizing Dynamic Element Matching

Fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizers are ubiquitous in modern communication systems, where they are used to synthesize a signal of high spectral purity from a reference signal of much lower frequency. In order to meet the requirements of wireless communication standard, strict limitation are placed on the spectral content of the synthesized signal. In recent years, PLL based on time-to-digital converters (TDC-PLLs) have been proposed that aim at moving the complexity of the design from the analog section to the digital section of the synthesizer : the advantages are a reduction in area, cost and power consumption over competing architectures based on delta-sigma modulation and charge pumps ([Delta][Sigma]-PLLs). Although TDC-PLLs with good performance have been demonstrated, TDC quantization noise has so far kept their phase noise and spurious tone performance below that of the best comparable [Delta][Sigma]-PLLs. An alternative approach is to use a delta-sigma frequency-to-digital converter ([Delta][Sigma]FDC) in place of a TDC to retain the benefits of TDC-PLLs and [Delta][Sigma]-PLLs. Chapter 1 describes a practical [Delta][Sigma] FDC based PLL in which the quantization noise is equivalent to that of a [Delta][Sigma]-PLL. It presents a linearized model of the PLL, design criteria to avoid spurious tones in the [Delta][Sigma] FDC quantization noise, and a design methodology for choosing the loop parameters in terms of standard PLL target specifications. Chapter 2 presents a multi-rate quantizing dynamic element matching (DEM) encoder for digital to analog converters (DACs) that allows a significant reduction in the encoder power consumption with respect to a conventional encoder for oversampling DEM DACs, at the expense of a minimal signal-to-noise ratio reduction. In Chapter 3, the implementation details of a [Delta][Sigma] FDC based fractional-N phase-locked loop prototype are shown. The PLL was built to showcase the capability of the architecture analyzed in Chapter 1 to comply with the most stringent wireless communication standards. The prototype extends the architecture described in Chapter 1 by including an FDC quantization noise cancelling algorithm, and an hardware efficient implementation of a multi-rate quantizing DEM encoder for digital to frequency conversion.

Digital Systems Design with FPGAs and CPLDs explains how to design and develop digital electronic systems using programmable logic devices (PLDs). Totally practical in nature, the book features numerous (quantify when known) case study designs using a variety of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD), for a range of applications from control and instrumentation to semiconductor automatic test equipment.Key features include:* Case studies that provide a walk through of the design process, highlighting the trade-offs involved.* Discussion of real world issues such as choice of device, pin-out, power supply, power supply decoupling, signal integrity- for embedding FPGAs within a PCB based design.With this book engineers will be able to:* Use PLD technology to develop digital and mixed signal electronic systems* Develop PLD based designs using both schematic capture and VHDL synthesis techniques* Interface a PLD to digital and mixed-signal systems* Undertake complete design exercises from design concept through to the build and test of PLD based electronic hardwareThis book will be ideal for electronic and computer engineering students taking a practical or Lab based course on digital systems development using PLDs and for engineers in industry looking for concrete advice on developing a digital system using a FPGA or CPLD as its core. Case studies that provide a walk through of the design process, highlighting the trade-offs involved. Discussion of real world issues such as choice of device, pin-out, power supply, power supply decoupling, signal integrity- for embedding FPGAs within a PCB based design.

This book is based on the 18 tutorials presented during the 24th workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design. Expert designers present readers with information about a variety of topics at the frontier of analog circuit design, including low-power and energy-efficient analog electronics, with specific contributions focusing on the design of efficient sensor interfaces and low-power RF systems. This book serves as a valuable reference to the state-of-the-art, for anyone involved in analog circuit research and development.

This book is a collection of selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC 2018). It covers current research and developments in the fields of communications, signal processing, VLSI circuits and systems, and embedded systems. The book offers in-depth discussions and analyses of latest problems across different sub-fields of signal processing and communications. The contents of this book will prove to be useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in electronics and electrical engineering, as well as other allied fields.

This dictionary lists acronyms and abbreviations occurring with a reasonable frequency in the literature of medicine and the health care professions. Abbreviations and acronyms are given in capital letters, with no punctuation, and with concise definitions. The beginning sections also include symbols, genetic symbols, and the Greek alphabet and symbols.

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Rainfall-induced landslides are common around the world. With global climate change, their frequency is increasing and the consequences are becoming greater. Previous studies assess them mostly from the perspective of a single discipline—correlating landslides with rainstorms, geomorphology and hydrology in order to establish a threshold prediction value for rainfall-induced landslides; analyzing the slope’s stability using a geomechanical approach; or assessing the risk from field records. Rainfall Induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment integrates probabilistic approaches with the geotechnical modeling of slope failures under rainfall conditions with unsaturated soil. It covers theoretical models of rainfall infiltration and stability analysis, reliability analysis based on coupled hydro-mechanical modelling, stability of slopes with cracks, gravels and spatial heterogenous soils, and probabilistic model calibration based on measurement. It focuses on the uncertainties involved with rainfall-induced landslides and presents state-of-the art techniques and methods which characterize the uncertainties and quantify the probabilities and risk of rainfall-induced landslide hazards. Additionally, the authors cover: The failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope failure Commonly used infiltration and stability methods The infiltration and stability of natural soil slopes with cracks and colluvium materials Stability evaluation methods based on probabilistic approaches The effect of spatial variability on unsaturated soil slopes and more

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