Title :
Estimating the locking range of analog dividers through a phase-domain macromodel
Author :
Maffezzoni, P. ; Amore, D.D. ; Daneshgar, S. ; Kennedy, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
fDate :
May 30 2010-June 2 2010
Abstract :
This work describes an efficient method to estimate and compare the locking range of Injection-Locked-Frequency-Dividers. The method can be exploited during the design phase to explore rapidly how the locking range varies for many possible parameter settings and injection strategies.
Keywords :
frequency dividers; oscillators; analog dividers; analog oscillators; injection-locked-frequency-dividers; locking range estimation; phase-domain macromodel; Circuit simulation; Educational institutions; Energy consumption; Equations; Frequency conversion; Frequency synchronization; Frequency synthesizers; Injection-locked oscillators; Microelectronics; Phase estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5308-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5309-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537391
