Nature

Radiation-Hardened Phase-Locked Loop Circuits

Radiation-hardened phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits represent a critical advancement in safeguarding electronic systems against the deleterious effects of ionising radiation. These circuits are ...
Electronic Design

Measure Phase-Locked Loops With A Spectrum Analyzer

A general-purpose vector signal analyzer offers a low-cost, flexible option for measuring the frequency settling time of PLLs. By Douglas Olney, Keithley Instruments Inc. The frequency-settling time ...
Electronic Design

All digital phase-locked loop offers sub-mW power consumption

San Francisco, CA. At the 2017 International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, imec, Holst Centre, and ROHM presented an all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) for Internet-of-Things ...
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Figure 2. Die micrograph of the proposed digital phase locked loop (PLL) (IMAGE)

The total power consumption of the proposed PLL is only 8.89 mW from a 1 V supply, which leads to a figure of merit of reference of -247.4 dB. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial ...