Second and Third-Order Noise Shaping Digital Quantizers for Low Phase Noise and Nonlinearity-Induced Spurious Tones in Fractional- PLLs

E Familier, I Galton - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Noise shaping digital quantizers, most commonly digital delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulators, are
used in fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLLs) to enable fractional frequency tuning …

Optimized MASH-SR Divider Controller for Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers

D Mai, MP Kennedy - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The divider controller in a conventional phase-locked loop fractional-frequency synthesizer
modulates the instantaneous division ratio of the feedback divider. The divider controller is …

A Design Method for Nested MASH-SQ Hybrid Divider Controllers for Fractional- Frequency Synthesizers

D Mai, MP Kennedy - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fractional-N frequency synthesizers contain a divider controller which implements the
fractional division. The interaction between the quantization noise from the divider controller …

[图书][B] Wandering Spurs in MASH-Based Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers: How They Arise and How to Get Rid of Them

D Mai, MP Kennedy - 2022 - books.google.com
Few people know what wandering spurs are; fewer still know how to get rid of them. This
book, which is written by those who raised awareness of wandering spurs, explained how …

Nonlinearity-induced spurious tones and noise in digitally-assisted frequency synthesizers

MP Kennedy, H Mo, D Mai - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Frequency synthesizers based on finite state machines are notorious for producing spurious
tones (spurs). These spurs can be inherent in the architecture or may result from interactions …

Wandering Spurs in MASH-based Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers

D Mai, MP Kennedy - 2021 - Springer
Fractional-N frequency synthesizers are commonly used in communication systems. A
divider controller is employed within a conventional divider-based fractional-N frequency …

[图书][B] Spurious Tone Mitigation in Fractional-N Phase-Locked Loops

E Familier - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLLs) are widely used to synthesize local oscillator
signals for modulation and demodulation in communication systems. Their phase error …