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Low-Phase-Noise CMOS Relaxation Oscillators for On-Chip Timing of IoT Sensing Platforms.
- Source :
- Electronics (2079-9292); Jun2022, Vol. 11 Issue 11, p1794-1794, 24p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The design of low-phase-noise fully integrated frequency references is often a critical aspect in the development of low-cost integrated circuits for communication interfaces, sensing platforms, and biomedical applications. This work first discusses relaxation oscillator topologies and design approaches aimed at minimizing the phase noise; then, a single-comparator low-phase-noise RC relaxation oscillator is proposed, featuring a novel comparator self-threshold-adjustment technique. The oscillator was designed for a 10 MHz oscillation frequency. Electrical simulations performed on a 0.18 μm CMOS design confirmed that the proposed technique effectively rejects the flicker component of the comparator noise, allowing for a 152 dBc/Hz figure of merit at a 1 kHz offset frequency. The standard deviation of the jitter accumulated across 10k oscillation cycles is lower than 4 ns. The simulated current consumption of the circuit is equal to 50.8 μA with a 1.8 V supply voltage. The temperature sensitivity of the oscillation frequency is also notably low, as its worst-case value across process corners is equal to −20.8 ppm/°C from −55 °C to 125 °C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20799292
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Electronics (2079-9292)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157372162
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111794