An optimal architecture for a multimode ADC, based on the cascade of a Sigma/Delta modulator and a flash converter

This work proposes an architecture for a multimode ADC. The architecture is based on the cascade of a single-bit 2-1 SigmaDelta modulator and a 4-bit flash converter. Furthermore such an architecture is mapped in a modular implementation, which allows to easily reconfigure modulator order, oversampling ratio and equivalent number of bits of the internal quantizer. As a consequence the proposed converter can fulfil the requirement of a wide range of standards: GSM, Bluetooth, UMTS and WLANa. The achieved dynamic range is 85dB, 72dB, 62dB and 59dB for GSM, Bluetooth, UMTS and WLANa, respectively. The corresponding power consumption is 4.6mW, 5.5mW, 7.4mW and 18.9mW