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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Universita′ Pavia, Pavia, IT;
Politecnico Di Torino, Turin, IT;
Francesco Stilgenbauer, Rho, IT;
Edoardo Botti, Vigevano, IT;
Piero Malcovati, Pavia, IT;
Paolo Stefano Crovetti, Turin, IT;
Edoardo Bonizzoni, Pavia, IT;
Matteo De Ferrari, Oleggio Castello, IT;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Universita' Pavia, Pavia, IT;
Politecnico Di Torino, Turin, IT;
Abstract
A delta-sigma modulator includes a loop filter circuit having a first input that receives an input signal and a second input that receives a feedback signal. The loop filter circuit generates a filtered signal. A quantizer circuit quantizes the integrated signal to generate an output signal. An anti-windup circuit detects instances where the integrated signal is outside an input signal input of the quantizer circuit and in response thereto generates a dead zone signal having a magnitude and sign corresponding to a difference between the filtered signal and the input signal range. The feedback signal is a sum of the output signal and the dead zone signal.