• DocumentCode
    1657854
  • Title

    On the design of low power MCML based ring oscillators

  • Author

    Ismail, Ayman H. ; Sharikhani, M. ; Elmasry, M.I.

  • Author_Institution
    VLSI Res. Group, Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2383
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a closed form expression for the oscillation frequency of MOS current mode logic (MCML) based ring oscillators is derived. The cycle to cycle jitter of MCML ring oscillators is also discussed. Based on the derived expression and the subsequent discussion, a design approach for MCML ring oscillators is devised that leads to minimum power dissipation of the oscillator designed for a given oscillation frequency and jitter.
  • Keywords
    MOS logic circuits; current-mode logic; oscillators; timing jitter; MOS current mode logic; closed form expressions; cycle to cycle jitter; low power MCML; minimum power dissipation; oscillation frequency; ring oscillators; Delay; Frequency; Inverters; Jitter; Logic; Power dissipation; Ring oscillators; Tracking loops; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004. Canadian Conference on
  • ISSN
    0840-7789
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8253-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCECE.2004.1347726
  • Filename
    1347726