High-Speed Digital PLL (0.5-7.5 GHz) in TSMC 40G CMOS

Overview

Granite SemicCom's Digital PLL is intended for applications such the Clock-Multiplying-Unit in a SERDES or a Clock-Driver with fractional-N division capability. It has been realized in TSMC's 40G technology, does not require off-chip components, is highly reconfigurable, and has very good jitter performance (with on-chip accummulated jitter measurement). It is high speed, can be programmed over a wide range (guaranteed 0.5-7.5 GHz output), is low in power (32 mW at 5GHz), requires only a minimal silicon area, and includes an output driver capable of driving off-chip into 50 ohms at full-speed. Since most of the high-speed circuitry is digital, it is also readily customizable and portable to other technologies.

Key Features

  • Wide range and programmability (0.5GHz to 7.5GHz)
  • Predictability
  • Easy Porting
  • Size (0.11mm^2)
  • Power (32mW at 5Ghz)
  • Jitter (1.6ps accummulated at 5Ghz)
  • Testing (on chip process monitoring, lock detect, and accummulated jitter measurement)
  • Temperature Stability
  • Fast Locking

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC 40G CMOS
Availability
Now
TSMC
Silicon Proven: 40nm G
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Semiconductor IP