Title :
Behavioral phase-noise analysis of charge-pump phase-locked loops
Author :
Maffezzoni, P. ; Levantino, S. ; Samori, C. ; Lacaita, A.L. ; Amore, D.D. ; Santomauro, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
This work describes an original behavioral simulation method for the phase-noise analysis of charge-pump phase-locked-loops. The method provides a numerically efficient way to evaluate the in-band output noise which is found when a frequency divider is present in the loop.
Keywords :
charge pump circuits; frequency dividers; numerical analysis; phase locked loops; phase noise; charge-pump phase-locked loops; frequency divider; in-band output noise; numerical analysis; phase-noise analysis; Charge pumps; Computational modeling; Noise; Numerical models; Phase frequency detector; Phase locked loops; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), 2011 20th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Linkoping
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0617-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0616-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2011.6043360
