Approximation Formula for Easy Calculation of Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Sigma-Delta Modulators

Joint Authors

Karampelas, Panagiotis
Vita, Vassiliki
Mladenov, Valeri
Tsenov, Georgi

Source

ISRN Signal Processing

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-02-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Electronic engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is one of the most significant measures of performance of the sigma-delta modulators.

An approximate formula for calculation of signal-to-noise ratio of an arbitrary sigma-delta modulator (SDM) has been proposed.

Our approach for signal-to-noise ratio computation does not require modulator modeling and simulation.

The proposed formula is compared with SNR calculations based on output bitstream obtained by simulations, and the reasons for small discrepancies are explained.

The proposed approach is suitable for fast and precise signal-to-noise ratio computation.

It is very useful in the modulator design stage, where multiple performance estimates are required.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Mladenov, Valeri& Karampelas, Panagiotis& Tsenov, Georgi& Vita, Vassiliki. 2011. Approximation Formula for Easy Calculation of Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Sigma-Delta Modulators. ISRN Signal Processing،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494271

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Mladenov, Valeri…[et al.]. Approximation Formula for Easy Calculation of Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Sigma-Delta Modulators. ISRN Signal Processing No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494271

American Medical Association (AMA)

Mladenov, Valeri& Karampelas, Panagiotis& Tsenov, Georgi& Vita, Vassiliki. Approximation Formula for Easy Calculation of Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Sigma-Delta Modulators. ISRN Signal Processing. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494271

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-494271