Abstract:
This article presents a 3.3–4.5-GHz fractional- N analog sampling phase-locked loop (SPLL). A merged constant-slope digital-to-time converter and sampling phase detect...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This article presents a 3.3–4.5-GHz fractional- N analog sampling phase-locked loop (SPLL). A merged constant-slope digital-to-time converter and sampling phase detector (CSDTC-SPD) allows phase error detection as well as quantization noise (QN) cancellation in a single ramp generation, which reduces the source of noise and nonlinearity. A modified multimodulus divider (MMDIV) with two phase retimers reduces the required CSDTC-SPD linear range and decreases the noise from the CSDTC-SPD. To verify the principle, a prototype SPLL was implemented and fabricated in a conventional 40-nm CMOS technology. The measured results show the merits of an rms jitter of 203 fs with 2.4-mW power, which leads to a phase-locked loop (PLL) figure of merit (FoM) of −250 dB.
Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits ( Volume: 59, Issue: 8, August 2024)