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Over the years, there is a growing concern with the energy efficiency of electronic appliances, due to the global sustainability issue. Audio amplifiers are one example where the efficiency can be improved. Class D amplifiers, due to their output power devices operating as switches, can reach an efficiency of 100 % in theory. The main goal of this book is to study and develop a CT-\(\Sigma\Delta\)M for use in a Class D full-bridge audio power amplifier, where the CT integrators are based on bipolar junction- transistor (BJT) differential pairs.

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Pereira, N., Paulino, N. (2015). Introduction. In: Design and Implementation of Sigma Delta Modulators (ΣΔM) for Class D Audio Amplifiers using Differential Pairs. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11638-9_1

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