Oscillatorless clock multiplication

This paper presents a technique for clock multiplication without local oscillators. This technique uses a DLL, thus presenting lower jitter than traditional PLL-based oscillator systems. Furthermore, it provides directly 50% duty-cycle clocks. This method is implemented both in a programmable custom circuit able to perform clock multiplication with integer factors from 2 to 8, and in a simpler hybrid system. Both simulations in the full-custom design and experimental results in the hybrid system support our proposal