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A Power-Scalable DCO for Multi-Standard GSM/WCDMA Frequency Synthesizers

Liscidini, Antonio ; Fanori, Luca ; Andreani, Pietro LU and Castello, Rinaldo (2014) In IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 49(3). p.646-656
Abstract
A Digitally Controlled Oscillator (DCO) whose power consumption can be reconfigured while maintaining an almost constant phase-noise figure-of-merit (FoM). This is achieved by using either a single-switch-pair or a complementary (i.e., double-switch-pair) oscillator topology, without disturbing the optimized LC tank of the DCO. The optimal power consumption in the complementary (P-N) configuration is reduced by 75% compared to the single-switch-pair (N-only) configuration, while the FoM is kept constant. Measurements on a 55 nm CMOS 4 GHz DCO prototype show a minimum phase noise of -129.3 dBc/Hz at 2 MHz offset from the carrier in the P-N configuration, and of -134.7 dBc/Hz in the N-only configuration, with a phase noise difference very... (More)
A Digitally Controlled Oscillator (DCO) whose power consumption can be reconfigured while maintaining an almost constant phase-noise figure-of-merit (FoM). This is achieved by using either a single-switch-pair or a complementary (i.e., double-switch-pair) oscillator topology, without disturbing the optimized LC tank of the DCO. The optimal power consumption in the complementary (P-N) configuration is reduced by 75% compared to the single-switch-pair (N-only) configuration, while the FoM is kept constant. Measurements on a 55 nm CMOS 4 GHz DCO prototype show a minimum phase noise of -129.3 dBc/Hz at 2 MHz offset from the carrier in the P-N configuration, and of -134.7 dBc/Hz in the N-only configuration, with a phase noise difference very close to the 6 dB expected from theory. The current consumption is 6 mA and 24 mA, respectively, resulting in approximately the same FoM of -185 dBc/Hz. (Less)
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WCDMA, reconfigurability, reconfigurable, power scalable, phase noise, oscillator, DCO, GSM
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IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
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49
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3
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646 - 656
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0018-9200
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10.1109/JSSC.2014.2302292
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English
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  author       = {{Liscidini, Antonio and Fanori, Luca and Andreani, Pietro and Castello, Rinaldo}},
  issn         = {{0018-9200}},
  keywords     = {{WCDMA; reconfigurability; reconfigurable; power scalable; phase noise; oscillator; DCO; GSM}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{646--656}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits}},
  title        = {{A Power-Scalable DCO for Multi-Standard GSM/WCDMA Frequency Synthesizers}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2014.2302292}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/JSSC.2014.2302292}},
  volume       = {{49}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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