Efficient dithering technique for sigma-delta analog-to-digital converters

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A sigma-delta analog to digital converter (ADC) includes an M-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC); a loop filter coupled to receive an output from DAC; and a variable level quantizer configured to provide a uniform quantization function by switching between an N-level quantizer function and an N−1 level quantizer function.

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Quiquempoix, Vincent Divonne les bains, FR 33 336

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