Title :
NMOS/PMOS resistance calibration method using reference frequency
Author :
Melikyan, Vazgen ; Balabanyan, Abraham ; Hayrapetyan, Artak ; Durgaryan, Armen
Author_Institution :
Synopsys Armenia CJSC, Yerevan, Armenia
Abstract :
A method of NMOS and PMOS transistor resistance variation detection and compensation, using reference clock frequency is presented. The proposed method provides opportunity to measure and compensate MOS device resistance deviation, due to technology process, voltage and temperature variations, separately. Detection of variations is realized using the proposed digital logic block. Efficiency of the suggested method is tested and presented for a high-speed voltage controlled oscillator.
Keywords :
MOSFET; calibration; compensation; electric resistance measurement; sensors; voltage-controlled oscillators; NMOS transistor resistance variation detection; NMOS-PMOS resistance calibration method; PMOS transistor resistance variation detection; compensation; digital logic block; high-speed voltage controlled oscillator; reference clock frequency; Calibration; Clocks; MOSFET; Resistance; Voltage-controlled oscillators; PVT compensation; VCO frequency; calibration; nmos; pmos; resistance variation;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT), 2013
Conference_Location :
Yerevan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2460-8
DOI :
10.1109/CSITechnol.2013.6710330