Abstract
The ΔΣ fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLL) are being investigated in order to realize a low fractional spurious signal characteristic. In this PLL, the ΔΣ modulator sets the fractional division ratio. However, a limit cycle oscillation occurs in the ΔΣ modulator when the input value is fixed, and as a result, the limit cycle oscillation increases the spurious signal power. Therefore, a method is required to suppress this oscillation. In this paper, we propose a self-dithering ΔΣ fractional-N PLL that inhibits the limit cycle oscillation without an external dither generating circuit. The proposed circuit generates dither from the internal signals of the PLL. We simulated the output spectrum of the proposed circuit. The results showed that the proposed circuit suppressed limit cycle oscillation, and that the spurious level of the proposed circuit was almost equal to the spurious level without limit cycle oscillation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9-14 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Electronics and Communications in Japan |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Dithering
- Fractional-N
- Limit cycle
- PLL
- ΔSigma modulator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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A study of self-dithering for ΔΣ fractional-N PLL. / Kato, Yuji; Ioka, Eri; Matsuya, Yasuyuki.
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T1 - A study of self-dithering for ΔΣ fractional-N PLL
AU - Kato, Yuji
AU - Ioka, Eri
AU - Matsuya, Yasuyuki
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The ΔΣ fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLL) are being investigated in order to realize a low fractional spurious signal characteristic. In this PLL, the ΔΣ modulator sets the fractional division ratio. However, a limit cycle oscillation occurs in the ΔΣ modulator when the input value is fixed, and as a result, the limit cycle oscillation increases the spurious signal power. Therefore, a method is required to suppress this oscillation. In this paper, we propose a self-dithering ΔΣ fractional-N PLL that inhibits the limit cycle oscillation without an external dither generating circuit. The proposed circuit generates dither from the internal signals of the PLL. We simulated the output spectrum of the proposed circuit. The results showed that the proposed circuit suppressed limit cycle oscillation, and that the spurious level of the proposed circuit was almost equal to the spurious level without limit cycle oscillation.
AB - The ΔΣ fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLL) are being investigated in order to realize a low fractional spurious signal characteristic. In this PLL, the ΔΣ modulator sets the fractional division ratio. However, a limit cycle oscillation occurs in the ΔΣ modulator when the input value is fixed, and as a result, the limit cycle oscillation increases the spurious signal power. Therefore, a method is required to suppress this oscillation. In this paper, we propose a self-dithering ΔΣ fractional-N PLL that inhibits the limit cycle oscillation without an external dither generating circuit. The proposed circuit generates dither from the internal signals of the PLL. We simulated the output spectrum of the proposed circuit. The results showed that the proposed circuit suppressed limit cycle oscillation, and that the spurious level of the proposed circuit was almost equal to the spurious level without limit cycle oscillation.
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KW - Fractional-N
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KW - ΔSigma modulator
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