Design of a Digital Sigma Delta Modulator with Separate Pipeline Lines for Fractional Frequency Synthesizers

Subject Areas : Majlesi Journal of Telecommunication Devices

Leila Jahan panah ¹ , Seyed Ali Sadatnoori ² , Iman Chaharmahali ³

1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Mahshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr, Iran
2 - Department of electrical Engineering, Shoushtar branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran
3 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Andimeshk Branch, Islamic Azad University, Andimeshk, Iran

Received: 2021-09-19 Accepted : 2021-09-29 Published : 2021-12-01

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