Patent ReferencesImplementation and method for a digital sigma-delta modulator Method and apparatus for processing sigma-delta modulated signals Device for digital-analog conversion with high linearity Multilevel analog to digital data converter having dynamic element matching in a reference data path Apparatus for noise shaping a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and method therefor Methods and apparatus for correction of higher order delta sigma converters Patent #: 6480129 InventorsApplicationNo. 10/069340 filed on 05/07/2002US Classes:341/143, Differential encoder and/or decoder (e.g., delta modulation, differential pulse code modulation)341/141, Multiplex341/144Digital to analog conversionExaminersPrimary: Tokar, MichaelAssistant: Mai, Lam T. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH03M 7/36 (20060101)AbstractA digital noise-shaping filter with real coefficients for delta-sigma data converters used in a digital amplifier, 1-bit digital/analog converter, 1-bit analog/digital converter and the like, and a method for making the same. The present digital noise-shaping filter has improved noise suppression performance and system stability and reduced calculation complexity. To this end, the digital noise-shaping filter comprises a noise transfer function expressed by NTF(z)=-1+a1 z-1 +a2 z-2 +Λ+aN z-N. The noise transfer function has optimum real coefficients or real coefficients approximating them.Other References
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