• DocumentCode
    2167132
  • Title

    A 32-nm CMOS Frequency Locked Loop for 20-GHz Synthesis with ± 7.6 ppm Resolution

  • Author

    Bousquet, J.-F. ; Aouini, Sadok ; Ben-Hamida, Naim ; Wolczanski, John

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng., Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS, Canada
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    13-16 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this work, a digitally assisted frequency locked loop is implemented using 32-nm CMOS technology and acts as a 20-GHz frequency synthesizer. The frequency difference between the reference clock and the VCO output is obtained using a pair of 18- bit counters. Also, an offset value is added to the counter output to tune the VCO frequency in closed loop. The frequency synthesizer resolution is ± 7.6 p.p.m. over a measured locking range equal to 300 MHz.
  • Keywords
    CMOS digital integrated circuits; frequency locked loops; frequency synthesizers; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS frequency locked loop; VCO output; counter output; digitally assisted frequency locked loop; frequency 20 GHz; frequency synthesizer; offset value; reference clock; size 32 nm; word length -18 bit; Charge pumps; Clocks; Frequency locked loops; Frequency modulation; Radiation detectors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICS), 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CSICS.2013.6659192
  • Filename
    6659192