Category: VLSI

A Compact One-Pin Mode Transition Circuit for Clock Synchronization in Current Mode Controlled Switching Regulators

A Compact One-Pin Mode Transition Circuit for Clock Synchronization in CurrentMode- Controlled Switching Regulators Abstract This paper describes a one-pin mode transition circuit that addresses the issues related to clocksynchronization in switching regulators during the mode transitions between external timing resistor and external clock. The proposed circuit reduces the circuit complexity needed to achieve mode transitionduring synchronization by utilizing switched-capacitor and sampling design techniques. It linearly converts the input clock frequency to a current to maintain constant amount of slope […]


A Calibration Technique for Bang-Bang ADPLLs Using Jitter Distribution Monitoring

A Calibration Technique for Bang-Bang ADPLLs Using Jitter Distribution Monitoring Abstract This brief presents a built-in self-calibration (BISC) technique for minimization of the total jitter in bang-bang all-digital phase-locked loops (ADPLLs). It is based on the addition of a monitoring phase-frequency detector (PFD) with tunable delay cells for the reference clock and the divider clock and a counter for this PFD output signal. This […]