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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2006
Masato Nakakita, Takatsuki, JP;
Fumihito Inukai, Kyoto, JP;
Hitoshi Kobayashi, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cascade-type variable-order delta-sigma modulator with low power consumption that can change the number of stages of the quantization loops, which are connected in a cascade configuration, to an optimum number depending on peripheral circuitries in a configuration as simple as possible. The present invention includes first to nstages of delta-sigma modulating type quantization loops (n is an integer equal to or more than 2) connected in a cascade configuration, and a noise rejecting circuit. Each quantization loop quantizes an input signal, outputs the quantization result, and feeds back the quantization result to itself. The noise rejecting circuit rejects a quantization noise of the first stage of quantization loop, and comprises (n−1) selectors for activating and de-activating the respective output signals of the second and succeeding stages of the quantization loops in compliance with the control signal.