A Low-Jitter 8-GHz RO-Based ADPLL With PVT-Robust Replica-Based Analog Closed Loop for Supply Noise Compensation
Hyo‐Jun Kim, Woosong Jung, Kwandong Kim, Sungwoo Kim, Woo‐Seok Choi, Deog‐Kyoon Jeong
Abstract
This article presents a ring oscillator (RO)-based all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) that is implemented with a high-gain analog closed loop for supply noise compensation (ACSC). The ACSC not only allows high-frequency oscillation of the RO but also is robust over process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations thanks to its replica-based configuration. Moreover, a comprehensive analysis of the noise contribution of the ACSC is conducted for the ADPLL to retain its low-jitter output. Implemented in 40-nm CMOS technology, the ADPLL, with a 1.1-V supply, achieves an rms jitter of 289 fs at 8 GHz without any injected supply noise. Under a 20- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{m}\textrm {V}_{\textrm {rms}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> white supply noise, the ADPLL gives rms jitters of 8.7 and 0.63 ps at 8 GHz when the ACSC is disabled and enabled, respectively. The overall power consumption and the area of the presented ADPLL are 9.48 mW and 0.055 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\textrm {mm} {^{\mathrm{ 2}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> , respectively.