Design of Frequency Synthesizer using Novel Architecture Programmable Frequency Divider

새로운 구조의 프로그램어블 주파수 분주기를 사용한 주파수 합성기 설계

  • 김태엽 (청주대학교 이공대학 전자공학과) ;
  • 박수양 (세빛아이에스(주) 이미지센서셀계 연구소) ;
  • 손상희 (청주대학교 이공대학 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2002.05.01

Abstract

In this paper, a novel architecture of programmable divider with fifty percent duty cycle output and programmable dividing number has been proposed. Through HSPICE simulation, a 900MHz frequency synthesizer with proposed frequency divider has designed in a standard 0.25$\mu\textrm{m}$ CMOS technology. To verify the operation of proposed frequency divider, a chip had been fabricated using 0.65$\mu\textrm{m}$ 2-poly, 3-metal standard CMOS processing and experimental result shows that the proposed frequency divider works well. The designed voltage controlled oscillator(VCO) has a center frequency of 900MHz, a tuning range of ${\pm}$10%, and a gain of 154MHz/V. The simulated frequency synthesizer performance has a settling time of 1.5${\mu}\textrm{s}$, a frequency range from 820MHz to 1GHz and power consumption of 70mW at 2.5V power supply voltage.

본 논문에서는 50%의 duty cycle 출력을 가지며, 디지털 방식으로 분주수를 제어할 수 있는 새로운 분주기 구조를 제안하였다. 그리고 0.25$\mu\textrm{m}$ 2-poly, 5-metal CMOS 공정 파라미터를 이용한 HSPICE 모의실험을 통해서 제안한 주파수 분주기를 이용한 900MHz 주파수 합성기를 설계하였다. 제안한 주파수 분주기의 동작은 0.65$\mu\textrm{m}$ 2-poly, 2-metal CMOS 공정을 사용하여 제작한 칩을 측정하여 확인하였다. 설계한 전압제어발진기(VCO)는 2.5V 전원전압 하에서 900MHz의 중간주파수, $\pm$10%의 동작 범위, 154MHz/V의 이득을 가진다. 또한 모의실험 결과 주파수 합성기의 settling time은 약 $1.5\mu\textrm{s}$이고, 짝수와 홀수 분주시 50%의 duty cycle과 820MHz~1GHz의 동작 주파수 범위를 갖으며, 전력소모는 대략 70mW임을 확인하였다.

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