Analog-to-digital Conversion - Hardcover

Pelgrom, Marcel J.M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9048188873 ISBN 13: 9789048188871

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

The design of an analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter is one of the most fascinating tasks in micro-electronics. In a converter the analog world with all its intricacies meets the realm of the formal digital abstraction. Both disciplines must be understood for an optimum conversion solution. In a converter also system challenges meet technology opportunities. Modern systems rely on analog-to-digital converters as an essential part of the complex chain to access the physical world. And processors need the ultimate performance of digital-to-analog converters to present the results of their complex algorithms. The same progress in CMOS technology that enables these VLSI digital systems creates new challenges for analog-to-digital converters: lower signal swings, less power and variability issues. Last but not least, the analog-to-digital converter must follow the cost reduction trend. These changing boundary conditions require micro-electronics engineers to consider their design choices for every new design. Analog-to-Digital Conversion discusses the different analog-to-digital conversion principles: sampling, quantization, reference generation, nyquist architectures and sigma-delta modulation. It also presents an overview of the state-of-the-art in this field and focuses on issues of optimizing accuracy and speed while reducing the power level. A lot of background knowledge and practical tips complement the discussion of basic principles, which makes Analog-to-Digital Conversion also a reference for the experienced engineer.

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Aus den Rezensionen:  “... Studierende finden in dem aus didaktischer Sicht gut strukturierten Buch sowohl klar formulierte Grundlagen ... als auch spezifische technologische Details verschiedener Wandler und Prinzipien. Ein ... Kapitel mit Übungen hilft mit, sich intensiver mit dem Gelesenen auseinanderzusetzen ... Erfahrene ... werden das Buch als Nachschlagewerk für praktische Hinweise und für die mathematischen Beschreibungen schätzen. Eine ausführliche, verständliche Übersicht.“ (in: Bulletin VSE/VSE, 6/May/2011, Vol. 102, Issue 5, S. 94)

About the Author

Marcel Pelgrom received his B.EE, M.Sc, and PhD from Twente University, Enschede, The Netherlands. In 1979, he joined Philips Research Laboratories, where his research has covered topics such as Charge Coupled Devices, MOS matching properties, analog-to-digital conversion, digital image correlation, and various analog building block techniques. He has headed several project teams, and was a team leader for high-speed analog-to-digital conversion. From 1996 until 2003, he was a department head for Mixed-Signal Electronics.

 

In addition to various activities concerning industry-academic relations, he is a research fellow in research on the edge of design and technology.

 

In 2003, he spent a sabbatical in Stanford University where he served as a consulting professor. Since 2007, he has been a member of the technical staff at NXP Semiconductors. Dr. Pelgrom was an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, has written over 40 publications, three book chapters, and holds 28 US patents. He currently lectures in the Philips Training Department at Twente University  and for MEAD Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9048188873
• ISBN 13: 9789048188871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 475