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A Low Phase Noise Ring-VCO Based PLL Using Injection Locking for ZigBee Applications
Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- 1 Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- 2 Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- 3 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- 4 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract
A low power low phase noise frequency synthesizer with subharmonic injection locking is proposed for ZigBee applications. The PLL is based on a ring VCO to decrease area and production cost. In order to improve phase noise performance, a high frequency injection signal of which frequency varies with channel number is used. The circuit is designed in TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS technology and simulated in ADS (Advanced Design System). The phase noise at 3.5 and 10 MHz offsets is -116 and -118 dBc/Hz, respectively, and total circuit consumes 2.2 mA current.
KeywordsZigBeeFrequency SynthesizerPhased Locked LoopInjection Locking Technique
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