This work presents a fractional-N digital PLL achieving low-jitter by leveraging the combination of a XOR frequencydoubler and a power-efficient double-edge variable-slope digital-to-time converter (DTC). The prototype demonstrates 58.9fs jitter and -61.8 dBc fractional spur at 9.25 GHz, with 18.3 mW power and 125 MHz input reference frequency.

A 58.9fs-Jitter Fractional-N Digital PLL Using a Double-Edge Variable-Slope DTC

D. Fagotti;S. M. Dartizio;F. Tesolin;R. Moleri;G. R. Trotta;M. Rossoni;S. Gallucci;P. Salvi;G. Castoro;D. Lodi Rizzini;A. L. Lacaita;S. Levantino
2025-01-01

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This work presents a fractional-N digital PLL achieving low-jitter by leveraging the combination of a XOR frequencydoubler and a power-efficient double-edge variable-slope digital-to-time converter (DTC). The prototype demonstrates 58.9fs jitter and -61.8 dBc fractional spur at 9.25 GHz, with 18.3 mW power and 125 MHz input reference frequency.
2025
2025 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits)
PLL, DTC, Efficiency, Low-Noise
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