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A pair of completely integrated capless preamplifiers (not requiring external capacitance) for MEMS microphones are presented. The devices exploit specific circuit solutions to implement a proper dc biasing of the pre-amplifier and a low frequency (< 1 Hz) high-pass pole. The two solutions adopted are a based on a transistor in the off state (OTP) and a switched-resistor (SRP), respectively. Since...
A low-power front-end for a capacitive MEMS accelerometer sensor is presented. The read-out front-end includes the analog preamplifier (to sense the signal coming from the MEMS) and a Successive-Approximation A/D Converter. The off-chip MEMS is a capacitive accelerometer. Constant-charge Capacitance-to-Voltage conversion has been used with a programmable-gain (to accommodate different MEMS sensor...
In this paper the effect of colored clock jitter on audio continuous-time ΣΔ modulators is studied. The results demonstrate the importance of using the correct model for the jitter on the clock signal, especially when it is generated by a phase-locked loop, as it is the case in most audio applications. The paper demonstrates that the popular clock signal model with white jitter noise spectrum leads...
In this paper we present a MASH bandpass ΣΔ modulator for WCDMA applications. The signal bandwidth of the proposed modulator is 10 MHz, centered around an intermediate frequency (IF) of 70 MHz. Each ΣΔ modulator of the MASH structure is based on a two-path architecture, which allow us to obtain the desired in-band noise shaping zeros and reduce the power consumption. The ΣΔ modulator is implemented...
In this paper a large input swing integrated interface circuit for MEMS microphones is presented. It consists of an high impedance input buffer followed by a multi-bit (12-levels) analog second order SigmaDelta modulator and a fully-digital single-bit fourth-order SigmaDelta modulator. The circuit, supplied with 3.3 V, exhibits a current consumption of 215 muA for the analog part and 95 muA for the...
This paper presents a complete interface circuit for capacitive MEMS microphones, consisting of the cascade of a preamplifier, a second-order, multi-bit analog SigmaDelta modulator, and a fourth-order, single-bit digital SigmaDelta modulator. The complete interface circuit features a current consumption of 574 muA from a 3.3-V power supply, achieving a signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SNDR) of...
This paper presents an electronic attenuator for audiometric applications, including an on-chip power amplifier which drives 8 Vppon a 7Ω resistive load. The 24 mm2chip, fabricated in a 2 µm high-voltage CMOS process, achieves 147 dB of dynamic range and 80 dB of signal-to-noise ratio, consuming 33 mA from a ±5 V power supply.
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