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This book reflects our work as research assistants at the Institute of Microelectronics at the Saarland University, Saarbr¨ucken, the Albert-Ludwigs-
University, Freiburg and thereafter in our current positions in the field of continuous-time sigma–delta modulator design. During this time, the interest in this promising field of A/D converter architectures drastically increased. This is obvious from the steadily increasing number of publications seen at conferences and in journals, from today’s number of industry contributions in this field and also from the increasing number of special sessions at a number of conferences; all of them discuss the ongoing research of continuous-time sigma–delta modulators. In contrast to this common interest, no standard book exists but only very specific thesis reports are available. Therefore, it has been our intention to put together a book which presents an overview and a summary of some of the most important basics and design issues when considering continuous-timeΣΔ modulators. This collection is based on our own work, and also includes many aspects of various contributors to the field