I am Benjamin, an electrical engineering Master’s student at Georgia Tech. I am fascinated by physics, microelectronics, analog mixed-signal IC design, digital signal processing (DSP), and anything EE. I want to explore delta-sigma modulators to consider the potential career venue of a PhD at Georgia Tech designing data converters and related DSP, analog mixed-signal technologies.
I am perusing the textbook Understanding Delta-Sigma Data Converters, 2nd edition, by Shanthi Pavan, Richard Schreier, and Gabor C. Temes, and as I read, implementing a few delta-sigma modulator Cadence Virtuoso designs corresponding to the concepts discussed. This was recommended to me by Dr. Shaolan Li of Georgia Tech, to whom I am indebted to as a mentor in my analog mixed-signal design journey.
Chapters 1-5 are essential to understanding delta-sigma modulators due to their fundamental nature, according to Dr. Li. Chapters 6-10 are critical to implementation on Cadence Virtuoso and other IC design distros. Chapters 11-14 are far more advanced, but no doubt important to select data converter applications.
I will provide updates under each header as I progress, along with screenshots of my personal notes where pertinent. I will share my thoughts on the text, but please note that the book itself cannot be shared due to copyright. This also applies to Texas Instruments’ (TI) Cadence Virtuoso due to its use being subject to an NDA. I may, however, choose to employ a version not locked behind an NDA, or at least create a similar design on an unrestricted version of Cadence Virtuoso to what I am considering engineering with TI’s distro.
If you are interested in or curious about electrical engineering, please consider joining me on this journey. You can also share any reading suggestions or electrical engineering books you are currently enjoying or relish.
Last Update: 8/8/24