Abstract
A spread-spectrum clock generator (SSCG) is an essential building block for reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI) in a system-on-a-chip (SoC) without shielding the device that increases the system cost and weight. In a Δ∑ modulator (DSM)-based SSCG, EMI reduction is degraded by attenuating the harmonic components of the generated profile owing to the PLL loop bandwidth (fLBW). This paper proposes a DSM-based SSCG with a digital compensator to maximize EMI reduction with a triangular profile. By adaptively reconfiguring the gains of the digital compensator, the proposed SSCG maintains the EMI reduction regardless of fLBW variations. The EMI reduction is improved by 2.17 dB at 1.35 GHz with the lowest fLBW. A prototype of the proposed SSCG is fabricated using 65-nm CMOS technology. The measured RMS jitter and power consumption are is 2.47 ps and 7 mW, respectively and the die occupies 0.292mm2.
Original language | English |
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Journal | IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs |
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Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2018 Jun 11 |
Keywords
- Calibration
- Detectors
- digital compensation.
- Electromagnetic interference
- EMI reduction
- Frequency modulation
- Generators
- Phase locked loops
- PLL
- spread-spectrum clock
- SSCG
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering