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Message started by analog_ali on Sep 28th, 2009, 10:00pm

Title: Simulating the input-referred noise of a SC integrator
Post by analog_ali on Sep 28th, 2009, 10:00pm

Hi,

I would like to simulate the input-referred noise of a SC integrator in SpectreRF:

- My test bench is the same as the circuit depicted in figure 10, on page 12 of (http://www.designers-guide.org/Analysis/delta-sigma.pdf), where S/H is implemented by ideal circuit elements (ideal switch + cap + buffers) to avoid hidden states)

- I am using the "time-domain" noise feature of spectreRF as suggested by: (http://www.designers-guide.org/Analysis/sc-filters.pdf) to simulate the discrete-time behavior.

- to calculate the noise power I integrate the spectrum from 0 to fs/2.

My main question is: How is it possible to obtain the "input-referred" noise from this "time-domain" noise simulation, as it only allows to plot (and integrate) the "output" noise? (in Cadence: DirectPlot >> main form >> tdnoise).

Also, I am not sure whether the "input-referred" noise means the noise across the sampling cap or it is just the noise at the input voltage source node to the integrator?


Any help is very much appreciated!

Thanks,
Ali


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