High gain and wide dynamic range front-end receiver for weak signal acoustic detector

F. Mao, B. Xu, F. M. Guo, Y. P. Wang, H. Y. Bian, J. H. Chu

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Abstract

The novel acoustic analog front-end receiver chip basing all-CMOS technology was designed to amplify the weak signal depressed the harmonic distortion and interference of adjacent channels for multi-channel acoustic imaging system. The 48 channel variable gain amplifiers (VGA) with the exponential gain control, multi-channel output data strobe, output buffer and continuous-time and anti-aliasing fourth-order Butterworth low pass filter for high signal-noise-ration (SNR) of analog-to-digital convertor (ADC), and integrated a vertical shift register. By the simulation verification, processing and test, the system shown linearity gain dynamic range 52dB, the equivalent input noise 5.2nV /Hz1/2@ 1.5MHz, and -3dB bandwidth on 15MHz~92MHz. When the gain was less than 55dB, the second-order harmonic distortion was less than -40dB, the receiving sensitivity 50μV while signal to noise ration (SNR) 30dB, the power consumption of each channel 6mW at 5V power supply.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2012 2nd International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2012
Pages350-354
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 2nd International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2012 - Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Duration: 8 Dec 201210 Dec 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2012 2nd International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2012

Conference

Conference2012 2nd International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin, Heilongjiang
Period8/12/1210/12/12

Keywords

  • Front-end receiver
  • Harmonic distortion
  • Multi-channel detector
  • Variable gain amplifier
  • Weak signa readoutl

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