A 3.2-to-4.6 GHz fast-settling all-digital PLL with feed forward frequency presetting

[摘要] This paper presents a 3.2-to-4.6 GHz fast-settling all digital fractional-N phase-locked loop (ADPLL) for multimode multiband receivers. Firstly, in this ADPLL, the wideband digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) is designed with a constant frequency step in the Coarse Mode to ensure constant loop bandwidth in the whole frequency range. Secondly, a feed-forward presetting path between frequency command word (FCW) and oscillator tuning word in the Coarse Mode (OTWC) is utilized to accelerate the locking process for large frequency hopping steps. Thirdly, an adaptive locked and unlocked controller (ALUC) is used to allow frequency mode (Coarse/Medium/Fine Mode) to shift automatically. Implemented in a 65 nm CMOS process, the ADPLL on-chip part consumes 16 mW at 1 V voltage supply. The phase noise at 3.982 GHz is −121.8 dBc/Hz@1 MHz. The ADPLL with a final bandwidth of 65 kHz exhibits 55 µs transient settling time for a 1.232 GHz frequency hopping.

[学科分类] 电子、光学、磁材料

[关键词] fast settling ADPLL;DCO;constant frequency step;feed-forward presetting path;ALUC