A 14-bit oversampled delta-sigma modulator for silicon condenser microphones

In this paper, a 14-bit oversampled delta-sigma modulator for silicon condenser microphones is newly proposed. The proposed oversampled delta-sigma modulator is attractive due to that the requirements of silicon condenser microphones are successfully matched. Based upon the device parameters of 0.35 µm 2P4M CMOS technology with 3.0 V power supply, all the functions and performance of the proposed delta-sigma modulator for silicon condenser microphones are successfully tested and proven through MATLAB in the behavior simulations and SPICE in the circuit simulations. The area of this fabricated chip is 1327 × 944 µm² and the simulated power consumption is 5.25 mW. The proposed delta-sigma modulator is suitable for silicon condenser microphones applied on mobile phones, laptops, PDAs, and hearing aids, etc.