Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:53:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Diomadson Belfort.pdf: 1540332 bytes, checksum: 3100ff3681a43294daea6ee8313b879e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-05 / In digital measurement systems, signal conditioning circuits have the main functionality of adjusting analog signals for digital conversion. For maximizing the application of a measurement circuit or system, yet considering its integration in a single chip, these circuits must be programmable, in order to serve to different kinds of sensors with diverse output signal characteristics. The main functions of the signal conditioning circuit, in this case, are the amplification and dc level shift of the analog signal. In this master s thesis, an architecture of a signal conditioning integrated circuit with programmable gain and dc level shift, optimized in number of discrete components, using the switched capacitor technique is proposed. The proposed architecture allows the circuit use in differential and single-ended modes, with unipolar and bipolar signals. The design of an integrated circuit is carried out for implementing the proposed architecture using 0.35 mm TSMC CMOS technology, available in the ASIC design kit (ADK) of the Mentor Graphics, IC Nanometer software package. / Em sistemas digitais de medição, circuitos de condicionamento de sinais têm como principal finalidade o ajuste dos sinais analógicos para realização da conversão digital. Para maximização da aplicação de um circuito ou sistema de medição, considerando ainda sua integração em uma única pastilha, esses circuitos têm que ser programáveis, de forma a atender a diversos tipos de sensores com características de sinais de saída diversas. As principais funções do circuito de condicionamento, neste caso, são a amplificação e o ajuste de nível cc do sinal analógico. Nesta dissertação, propõe-se uma arquitetura de um circuito de condicionamento integrado com ajuste de nível cc e ganho programáveis, otimizada em número de componentes discretos, usando a técnica de capacitores chaveados. A arquitetura proposta permite a utilização do circuito nos modos diferencial e de terminação única, unipolar ou bipolar. Um projeto de um circuito integrado é realizado implementando a arquitetura proposta em tecnologia CMOS 0,35 mm TSMC, disponível no ASIC design kit (ADK) do pacote de programas da Mentor Graphics, IC Nanometer.

This thesis deals with concept of universal frequency filter by application of a switched-capacitor functional block. The concept is based on the theory of switched-capacitor circuits and the theory of a design of classical frequency filters. The printed circuit board was designed based on the filter connection developed by using a software Eagle. The filter was implemented as a laboratory product. This product has been revitalized and the frequency response of all types of filters has been measured. The measured parameters were compared with the parameters set out in the technical documentation of functional block.

This thesis deals with the utilization of new principles of characterization of gate capacitances for sigma-delta modulators. Sigma-delta modulators are the integral part of sigma-delta analog-to-digital converters. The proposed new method is characterized by high resolution and modest requirements for laboratory equipment. It allows characterizing capacitances whose values are within the range which is used in sigma-delta modulators. The thesis contains description of the new method, the analysis of measurement accuracy and experimental results.