Analog-Design-of-1.9-GHz-PLL-system

This project shows the design of a frequency synthesizer PLL system that produces a 1.92 GHz signal with a reference input of 30 MHz, with a comparison between using an LC VCO and using a Ring VCO.

[1] PLL System Design

• PLL block diagram:
  
  
  
• Typical CP PLL system:
  
  
  
• System Parameters:
  
  
  
• System Stability:
  
  
  
  
  
• Open-Loop & Closed-Loop Parameters:
  
  
  
• VerilogA System Simulation:
  
  
  
  
  
  

[2] PLL Circuit Design

A) PFD:

B) Charge Pump:

C) Loop Filter:

D) VCO:

1- LC VCO:

Refer to: https://github.com/muhammadaldacher/RF-design-of-1.9-GHz-Rx-frontend/tree/master/%5B2%5D%20VCO%20design

2- Current-Starved Ring VCO:

Refer to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fyUhUR0x1b1HQYjlndnEte-GhuKZ9sJ6

E) Divider:

1- TSPC Flipflop: (for high-speed-input stages)

2- CMOS Flipflop: (for lower-speed-input stages)

=> System Simulations:

• Testbench:
  
  
  1- With LC VCO:
  
  
  
  
  2- With Ring VCO:
  
  
  
  
  
• Comparison:
  
  
• Corner Simulations (using LC VCO):
  
  
  
  

References:

-> VerilogA References:
https://github.com/muhammadaldacher/Analog-Design-of-1.9-GHz-PLL-system/tree/master/%5B1%5D%20PLL%20System%20Level%20(VerilogAMS%20-%20Matlab)/VerilogA%20References%20(for%20PLLs)
-> PLL Design References:
https://github.com/muhammadaldacher/Analog-Design-of-1.9-GHz-PLL-system/tree/master/%5B2%5D%20PLL%20Circuit%20Design/References
My project on google drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TUYCLbdZC5S4dQVAxZmoUjMQPiLFntPe
EE230 Lecture Notes:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WcP2svOrAle0cEzlL1oexYeuDEQjH5j9
SGFET Nanowire PLL design:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11aUuht1qpGR8_nj85TnPhnZkIp3dgVg7

[Thesis] "DESIGN OF A PHASE LOCKED LOOP BASED CLOCKING CIRCUIT FOR HIGH SPEED SERIAL LINK APPLICATIONS" by RISHI RATAN:
http://emlab.uiuc.edu/jose/Theses/Ratan.pdf