A 12MHz Switched-Capacitor Relaxation Oscillator with a Nearly Minimal FoM of -161dBc/Hz

Geraedts, P.F.J. and Tuijl van, A.J.M. and Klumperink, E.A.M. and Wienk, G.J.M. and Nauta, B. (2008) A 12MHz Switched-Capacitor Relaxation Oscillator with a Nearly Minimal FoM of -161dBc/Hz. In: 19th Annual Workshop on Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, Prorisc 2008, 27-28 Nov 2008, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.

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Abstract:	In this work the phase noise performance of relaxation oscillators has been analyzed resulting in simple though precise phase noise expressions. These expressions have lead to a new relaxation oscillator topology, which exploits a noise filtering technique implemented with a switched-capacitor circuit to minimize phase noise. Measurements on a 65nm CMOS design show a sawtooth waveform, a frequency tuning range between 1 and 12MHz and a rather constant frequency tuning gain. At 12MHz oscillation frequency it consumes 90μW while the phase noise is -109dBc/Hz at 100KHz offset frequency. By minimizing and balancing noise contributions of charge and discharge mechanisms, a nearly minimal FoM of -161dBc/Hz has been achieved, which is a 6dB improvement over state-of-the-art.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Integrated Circuit Design (ICD)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/65353
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