A 0.015-mm $^{\text{2}}$ Inductorless 32-GHz Clock Generator With Wide Frequency-Tuning Range in 28-nm CMOS Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyu-Seob Jeong ◽  
Wooseok Kim ◽  
Jaejin Park ◽  
Taeik Kim ◽  
Hojin Park ◽  
...  
Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 1686
Author(s):  
Jian Chen ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Qingqing Sun ◽  
Lizheng Liu

This study presents an inductance capacitance (LC) phase-locked loop (PLL) with a dual voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a noise-reduced low-dropout (LDO) regulator, which was used in four-lane multiprotocol serial link applications. The dual VCO architecture can increase the total frequency-tuning range to ensure that the LC PLL achieves multiprotocol serial link coverage from 8 to 12.5 Gbps. Two switch capacitor array-based LC VCOs have a large frequency-tuning range and small VCO gain. The noise-reduced LDO regulator provides a very low-noise power supply to the VCO. The active area occupied by the proposed LC PLL in UMC 28-nm 1P10M complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology is 0.25 mm2. The phase noise of the VCO at 1 MHz is −108.1 dBc/Hz. The power consumption of the LC PLL with a 1.8-V supply is 16.5 mW.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 2050012
Author(s):  
Ziba Fazel ◽  
MaryamSadat Shokrekhodaei ◽  
Mojtaba Atarodi

This paper presents a quadrature-clock generator based on a novel low-power ring oscillator with a wide frequency tuning range and low temperature variations. The proposed ring oscillator consists of two differential delay cells with a new controllable capacitive load of an MOS transistor. The wide tuning range is achieved due to transistor utilization in different regions and considering its resistance not to narrow down the frequency range. Delay cells are biased with a minimum possible value of a proportion to absolute temperature current to decrease frequency variations to temperature while the power consumption is kept low. The validation of the proposed methods is proved by circuit analysis. Post-layout simulation results of the proposed clock generator in 180[Formula: see text]nm CMOS technology are also presented. It exhibits a wide tuning range of 807 MHz to 2.66 GHz. The phase noise of the output signal is about [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]dBc/Hz at 10[Formula: see text]MHz offset frequency. Frequency changes less than [Formula: see text] in the temperature range of [Formula: see text]C–[Formula: see text]C. The clock generator consumes 0.657[Formula: see text]mW of power. Results show improvement in comparison to the previous works.


2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 841-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neric Fong ◽  
Jonghae Kim ◽  
J.-O. Plouchart ◽  
N. Zamdmer ◽  
Duixian Liu ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vytautas Mačaitis ◽  
Vaidotas Barzdėnas

In this paper, two LC Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (LC-LC-VCO1 and LC-VCO2) are designed using TSMC 65 nm LP/MS/RF CMOS technology. Two arrays, one of which is a 6-bit capacitor array and the other – an array of MOS varactors, provide a wide LC-VCO frequency tuning range. Post-layout simulation results unveiled that at 1.8 V supply voltage the tuning range of LC-VCO1 spans from 5.17 GHz to 6.76 GHz and for LC-VCO2 the range spans from 6.33 GHz to 8.08 GHz. The phase noise at 1 MHz offset frequency is about −123.1 dBc/Hz for LC-VCO1 and −121.6 dBc/Hz for LC-VCO2. The power dissipation at maximum carrier is 30.47 mW for LC-VCO1 and 30.5 mW for LC-VCO2. The layout area is 285×335 μm and 255×305 μm, respectively for LC-VCO1 and LC-VCO2. Straipsnyje nagrinėjami ir projektuojami LC įtampa valdomi generatoriai (LC-ĮVG), plačiai taikomi šiuolaikiniuose daugiastandarčiuose ir daugiajuosčiuose siųstuvuose-imtuvuose. Naudojant TSMC kompanijos 65 nm LP/MS/RF KMOP inte­grinių grandynų gamybos technologiją suprojektuoti ir išanalizuoti du skirtingų dažnio diapazonų LC-ĮVG. Generuojamas dažnis yra valdomas dviem būdais, t. y. galimas apytikslis bei tikslus dažnio nustatymas. Norint apytiksliai nustatyti dažnį naudojamas 6 bitais skaitmeniškai valdomas perjungiamų kondensatorių blokas, o norint tiksliai parinkti valdymą – NMOP varaktorių blokas. Kompiuterinio modeliavimo metu gauti tokie pagrindiniai LC-ĮVG parametrai: valdomo dažnio diapazonas – nuo 5,17 GHz iki 6,76 GHz (LC-ĮVG1) ir nuo 6,33 GHz iki 8,08 GHz (LC-ĮVG2); fazinis triukšmas, esant 1 MHz poslinkio dažniui ir maksimaliam nešlio dažniui: –123,1 dBc/Hz (LC-ĮVG1) ir –121,6 dBc/Hz (LC-ĮVG2); vartojamoji galia, esant maksimaliam nešlio dažniui: –30,47 mW (LC-ĮVG1) ir 30,5 mW (LC-ĮVG2). Suprojektuotų LC-ĮVG1 ir LC-ĮVG2 topologijų plotas yra atitinkamai lygus 0,078 mm2 ir 0,096 mm2.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Ling Kao ◽  
Ping-Che Lee ◽  
Hsien-Chin Chiu

This study describes a wide tuning-range VCO using tunable active inductor (TAI) topology and cross-coupled pair configuration for radio frequency operation. The TAI used two feedback loops to form a cascode circuit to obtain more degrees of freedom for inductance value. The TAI-VCO was fabricated using a 0.18 μm CMOS technology. The coarse frequency tuning is achieved by TAIs while the fine tuning is controlled by varactors. The fabricated circuit provides an output frequency range from 0.6 to 7.2 GHz (169%). The measured phase noise is from −110.38 to −86.01 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz offset and output power is from −11.11 to −3.89 dBm within the entire frequency range under a 1.8 V power supply.


2019 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 05001
Author(s):  
Fayrouz Haddad ◽  
Wenceslas Rahajandraibe ◽  
Imen Ghorbel

Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is an integral part of IoT wireless transceiver components. In this paper, VCOs operating around 2.4 GHz have been designed in CMOS technology. The relation between their components and specifications is studied for their performance optimization. Ultra-low power, less than 270 µW, has been obtained, while performing a frequency tuning range of about 10% between 2.1 and 2.4 GHz. Investigations on phase noise performance have been also achieved.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 116-124
Author(s):  
Kruti Thakore ◽  
D. J. Shah ◽  
N. M. Devashrey

This paper presents low phase noise, precise frequency tuning range LC Voltage controlled Oscillator (VCO) circuit of Phase lock loop, to support - IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth, Zigbee and IEEE 802.15.4., operating on 2.4GHz ISM band (Industrial, Scientific, Medical). The presented circuit is implemented in Cadence virtuoso environment and using GPDK090 Library of 90nm CMOS Technology. The presented VCO is tuned at 2.4GHz frequency with tuning range of 80MHz. The measured Phase noise is -126.3dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset frequency. The total power consumption of the presented VCO is 4.7mw at 1V power supply.


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