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Small-size PLL with time constant comparator

시정수 비교기를 이용한 작은 크기의 위상고정루프

  • Ko, Gi-Yeong (Department of Electronic Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Shig (Department of Electronic Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2017.07.11
  • Accepted : 2017.10.12
  • Published : 2017.11.30

Abstract

A novel structure of phase locked loop (PLL) with a time constant comparator and a current compensator has been proposed. The proposed PLL uses small capacitors which are impossible for stable operation in a conventional PLL. It is small enough to be integrated into a single chip. The time constant comparator detects the loop filter output voltage variations using signals which are passed through small and large RC time constants. The signal from the large RC time constant node is the average of the loop filter output voltage. The output voltage of another node is approximately equal to the present loop filter voltage. The output of the time constant comparator controls a current compensator and charge/discharge small size loop filter capacitors. It makes the proposed PLL operate stably. It has been simulated and proved by HSPICE in a CMOS $0.18{\mu}m$ 1.8V process.

본 논문에서는 변화하는 루프필터 전압을 시정수 비교기를 사용하여 감지하고, 이의 출력에 따라 루프필터 전압변화를 보상하여 단일 칩으로 구현이 가능한 작은 크기의 위상고정루프를 제안하였다. 제안된 위상고정루프는 기존 구조에서는 안전한 동작이 불가능한 크기인 작은 용량을 가지는 커패시터를 사용하여 칩의 크기를 최소화 하였다. 시정수 비교기는 작은 시정수 값을 가지는 저항, 커패시터와 높은 시정수 값을 가지는 저항, 커패시터를 통과한 신호들을 입력으로 받아 루프필터 출력 전압의 변화를 감지한다. 시정수가 큰 노드의 출력은 루프필터 출력전압의 평균 값을 가지고, 시정수가 작은 노드의 출력은 루프필터 출력전압과 거의 같은 값을 가진다. 각 노드의 차이를 비교하여 나온 출력은 전류 보상기를 제어하여 작은 크기의 루프필터 커패시터를 충 방전 시킨다. 이는 제안된 위상고정루프를 안정하게 동작하도록 한다. 제안된 위상고정루프는 1.8V $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 사용하여 설계하였고, Hspice 시뮬레이션을 통해 회로의 동작을 검증하였다.

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