Title :
The Devil´s Staircase as a method of comparing injection-locked frequency divider topologies
Author :
O´Neil, D. ; Bourke, David ; Kennedy, Michael P.
Author_Institution :
Department. of Microelectron. Eng., Cork Univ. Coll., Ireland
fDate :
28 Aug.-2 Sept. 2005
Abstract :
In this paper, we outline an experimental technique for rapidly and accurately measuring the Devil´s Staircase structure of lockings in an injection-locked frequency divider (ILFD). This technique uses a P.C., a CMOS oscillator, a function generator and a frequency counter. We describe an analysis of the method and also include a discussion of the experimental results and their significance to today´s frequency division circuits.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; frequency dividers; function generators; injection locked oscillators; network topology; CMOS oscillators; Devil Staircase method; frequency counters; frequency divider topology; frequency division circuits; function generators; injection-locked frequency divider; Capacitors; Circuit topology; Counting circuits; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Inductors; Injection-locked oscillators; Pulse measurements; Signal generators; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9066-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2005.1523124
