Direct Digital-Frequency Synthesis by Analog Interpolation

Author

McEwan, Alistair ; Collins, Steve

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ.

Volume

53

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1294

Lastpage

1298

Abstract

A highly compact 9-bit CMOS direct digital synthesizer without read-only memory that consumes 8 muW/MHz is described. The circuit is based upon a small nonlinear array of six current sources and six current switches. This array converts an analog voltage that represents the signal phase to an output current that represents the corresponding amplitude. Measurement results show that the resulting 3.3-V 0.35-mum system is robust to mismatch and capable of generating a signal with a spurious free dynamic range as good as -48 dBc with a circuit area of 0.0085mm². This level of performance and the compactness of the analog circuit make it an attractive starting point for the arrays of frequency synthesizers that will be needed in a range of instrumentation systems

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; direct digital synthesis; interpolation; 0.35 micron; 3.3 V; 9 bit; CMOS direct digital synthesizer; analog circuit; analog interpolation; direct digital-frequency synthesis; instrumentation systems; nonlinear array; spurious free dynamic range; Area measurement; Circuit synthesis; Interpolation; Phased arrays; Robustness; Signal synthesis; Switches; Switching circuits; Synthesizers; Voltage; ROM-less direct digital-frequency synthesis (DDFS) instrumentation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1549-7747

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCSII.2006.882349

Filename

4012396