Delta-sigma-modulaattori, jossa on kaksivaiheinen kvantisointi, sekä menetelmä kaksivaiheisen kvantisoinnin käyttämiseksi delta-sigma-modulaatiossa

摘要

A delta-sigma modulator for converting an analog input signal into a digital output signal comprises a modulator input (501) and a first analog to digital converter (504) coupled to the modulator input (501). The first analog to digital converter has a first analog input and a first digital output. The delta-sigma modulator further comprises an error quantization unit (505, 506, 507) coupled to the first digital output for determining the quantization error caused by the first analog to digital converter (504). Additionally it comprises first signal combining means (508, 708, 802) for combining the outputs of the first analog to digital converter and said error quantization unit to form the digital output signal.