本书讲述了连续时间∑△模数转换器在无线通信中的应用，尤其**讲述了∑△模数转换器数字化无线通信信道的优点，从能耗的角度分析了∑△模数转换器在信号调理中的应用。提出把部分的信号调理集成到∑△A／D转换器中的方法，本方法改善了整个信道的功耗和性能的平衡。本书给出了采用这种方法的两个实例，包括电路图、模拟和测试结果，也对基于∑△调节的信道和通常解决方法做了比较，采用了理论和实践结合的方法对所提出的方法进行了阐述。

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1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Scope
1.3 Outline
2 The signal conditioning channel
2.1 Generic communication channel
2.2 Performance parameters
2.3 Conventionalconditioningchannels
2.4 Evolution
2.5 Nomenclature
2.6 Conclusions
3 ∑△A/D conversion
3.1 Historical overview
3.2 State-of-the-art in ∑△A/D conversion
3.3 ∑△A/DCs in future conditioning channels
3.4 Limitations of ∑△ A/D conversion
3.5 Conclusions
4 Power consumption in channel building blocks
4.1 Literatureonpower/performanceanalysis
4.2 Figures-of-merit
4.3 Power consumption in analog conditioning circuits
4.4 Power consumption in a ∑△ ADC
4.5 Power consumption in digital conditioning circuits
4.6 Comparison
4.7 Conclusions
5 Full-analog and full-digital conditioning channels
5.1 Full-analog conditioning channel
5.2 Full-digital conditioning channel
5.3 Conclusions
6 Conditioning ∑△ ADCs
6.1 Generic conditioning ∑△ ADC
6.2 Signal conditioning in the decimation filter
6.3 Signal conditioning with a restricted filtering STF
6.4 Signal conditioning by unrestricted STF design
6.5 Comparison of conditioning ADCs
6.6 Conclusions
7 Digitization of the inter-die interface
8 Highly analog and highly digital channels for FM_/AM radio
9 Conditioning ∑△ ADCs for Bluetooth
10 General conclusions
A Overview of published ∑△ ADCs
B Power/performance relation of analog circuits
C Power/performance relation of digital filters
D Third-orderdistortion in analog circuits and ∑△ ADCs
E Power consumption in a data interface
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