Fractional-N frequency synthesis: Overview and design perspectives

Woogeun Rhee*, Bo Zhou, Zhihua Wang

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of fractional-N frequency synthesis with design perspectives focusing on ΔΣ fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLLs). Spur generation and nonlinearity issue in the ΔΣ fractional-N PLLs are discussed with hardware results. High-order ΔΣ modulation with embedded FIR filtering is considered for low noise frequency generation. Also, various architectures of finite-modulo fractional-N PLLs are reviewed for alternative low noise design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2011
Pages125-128
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event4th IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT2011 - Beijing, China
Duration: 30 Nov 20112 Dec 2011

Publication series

Name2011 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2011

Conference

Conference4th IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period30/11/112/12/11

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