A delta sigma modulator which has improved the dynamic range. The modulator has a plurality of ADCs and a plurality of DACs, the plurality of ADCs and DACs are connected in a loop. The plurality of ADCs are coupled with an incoming analog signal. A clock generator provides a plurality of clock signals which control the plurality of ADCs and the plurality of DACs, the clock signals being offset relative to each other in the time domain thereby enabling each ADC in the plurality of ADCs one at a time and each DAC in the plurality of DACs one at a time so that the modulator processes data in the incoming analog signal in an interleaved fashion. The delta sigma modulator has an Nth order filter in a forward path of the loop.

Methods and apparatus for providing bandpass analog to digital conversion (ADC) in RF receiver circuitry of a wireless-communication device. The bandpass ADC includes first noise-shaping successive approximation register (NS-SAR) circuitry arranged in a first path and second NS-SAR circuitry arranged in a second path parallel to the first path, wherein the first and second NS-SAR circuitries are configured to alternately sample an analog input voltage at a particular sampling rate and to output a digital voltage at the particular sampling rate.

A delta-sigma modulator is provided. The delta-sigma modulator includes a multiplexer, a modulation circuit and a demultiplexer. The multiplexer is configured to receive a first analog signal and a second analog signal, and output an input signal. The first analog signal and the second analog signal are in different electrical forms, and the multiplexer is configured to select, in a time-division manner, the first analog signal or the second analog signal as the input signal SIN to be output. The modulation circuit is configured to modulate the input signal into a digital signal. The demultiplexer has a first output terminal and a second output terminal, and selects the first output terminal or the second output terminal in a time-division manner to output the digital signal.

A method of operating a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes, in a first operational mode, converting an analog output of the MEMS into a first internal data stream and a first external data stream having a first sampling rate; transitioning from the first operational mode to a second operation mode without restarting the MEMS; and in the second operational mode, converting the analog output of the MEMS into a second internal data stream having a second sampling rate different from the first sampling rate, and performing a sampling rate conversion of the second internal data stream to generate a second external data stream.

A method of operating a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes, in a first operational mode, converting an analog output of the MEMS into a first internal data stream and a first external data stream having a first sampling rate; transitioning from the first operational mode to a second operation mode without restarting the MEMS; and in the second operational mode, converting the analog output of the MEMS into a second internal data stream having a second sampling rate different from the first sampling rate, and performing a sampling rate conversion of the second internal data stream to generate a second external data stream.