Wide band 3Ghz-6GHz fractional phase-locked loop

Overview

It is a phase-locked loop frequency synthesizer (PLL) with integer-N/fractional-N modes based on fully integrated wide band LC-VCO with range from 3 GHz to 6 GHz with good phase noise performance. It work with reference frequency from 5 MHz to 50 MHz or external signal source
with frequency up to 500 MHz. Phase-frequency divider compare frequency can be equal or 2,3,4...63 times lower than reference. VCO frequency N-divider has rogrammable coefficient of division with step 1 in range 4 to 2047 modulated with 4-order 24bit DSM. Phase-frequency detector has built-in lock detector circuit. Charge pump scheme with ADC and adjustable output current allow compensation VCO gain variation within band and keep loop parameters constant. Integrated low-pass loop filter has adjustable values of resistance and capacitance for tune loop and get best phase-noise performance.
The PLL is designed using TSMC 65 nm CRN65LP technology.

Key Features

  • TSMC CMOS 65 nm
  • Fractional-N/Integer-N phase-locked loop modes
  • Wide frequency range from 3 GHz to 6 GHz
  • Good phase noise perfomance
  • Fully integrated VCO
  • Fully integrated loop filter with ability to use external loop filter
  • Built-in lock detection circuit
  • High reference frequency spurious rejection
  • Adjustable value of charge pump output current
  • Built-in ADC for measuring VCO control voltage value
  • Digital loop gain compensation
  • Low current consumption
  • Adjustable power supply voltage

Applications

  • RF receivers, transmitters, transceivers
  • High frequency clock generation

Deliverables

  • Schematic or NetList
  • Abstract model (.lef and .lib files)
  • Layout view (optional)
  • Behavioral model (Verilog)
  • Extracted view (optional)
  • GDSII
  • DRC, LVS, antenna report
  • Test bench with saved configurations (optional)
  • Documentation

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC CMOS 65 nm
Maturity
silicon proven
Availability
Now
TSMC
Silicon Proven: 65nm G
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