Nature

Phase-Locked Loop Design in CMOS Technology

Phase-locked loops (PLLs) are indispensable timing and frequency synthesis circuits, finding application in communication transceivers, clock distribution, navigation receivers and sensor interfaces.
EDN

Low Power Phase-Locked Loop with VCO

The 74HC/HCT4046A are phase-locked loop (PLL) with linear voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) CMOS device having pins suited to 4046 in a 4000B series. These devices comply to JEDEC standard no. 7A.
EDN

Good behavioral model simulation: key to predicting first-order PLL synthesizer performance (Part 1 of 2)

In this article, the phase noise of a closed-loop, phase-locked loop (PLL) synthesizer is simulated using Agilent RF Design Environment (RFDE) and Advanced Design System (ADS) tools. The critical ...
SYNTH ANATOMY

Phaseburn One: a multi-engine synth plugin built around a phase-locked loop

Phaseburn One is a new Synthesizer plugin that is built around a phase-locked loop and other distinct oscillator engines.
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...
Design And Reuse

Perceptia Releases Design Kit for pPLL03 on Samsung Foundry 14LPU Platform

Sydney, Australia — Perceptia Devices, a leader in high-performance clocking IP, today announced the availability of the design kit for its pPLL03 phase-locked loop IP on Samsung Foundry’s 14LPU ...
EurekAlert!

Figure 2. Die micrograph of the proposed digital phase locked loop (PLL) (IMAGE)

The total power consumption of the proposed PLL is only 8.89 mW from a 1 V supply, which leads to a figure of merit of reference of -247.4 dB. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of a three-part series. As discussed in Part 1 and recapped here, modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher ...