Research Article

Analysis and Design of High-Energy-Efficiency Amplifiers for Delta-Sigma Modulators

Table 1

FIA structure and performance comparison between the improved amplifiers.

ParametersStructure
FIA [7]Cascode FIA [9]INVINV FIA [10]This work

DC gainLowMediumMediumHigh
Output swingLargeMediumLargeMedium
In-band noiseLowLowMediumMedium
In-band noise with a chopperLowLowMediumLow