Abstract:
The divider controller can contribute significantly to the phase noise and spur pattern in the output of a nonlinear fractional-N frequency synthesizer. A type of time-va...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The divider controller can contribute significantly to the phase noise and spur pattern in the output of a nonlinear fractional-N frequency synthesizer. A type of time-varying spurs caused by a MASH DDSM divider controller, termed wandering spurs, has been observed in simulations and measurements of real synthesizers. In this work, we propose and analyze several MASH-based divider controller architectures that mitigate wandering spurs in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers ( Volume: 68, Issue: 1, January 2021)