A 0.4 ps-RMS-jitter 1-3 GHz ring-oscillator PLL using phase-noise preamplification

This paper presents the design and experimental results of a 0.4 ps rms jitter (integrated from 3 kHz to 300 MHz offset at 2.5 GHz) 1-3 GHz tunable ring-oscillator PLL for integrated clock multiplier applications. A new loop filter structure based on a sample-reset phase-to-voltage converter and a Gm-C filter decouples reference spur performance from charge-pump current matching and loop filter leakage, while enables phase error preamplification to lower PLL in-band noise without reducing VCO analog tuning range or increasing loop filter capacitor size. The ring-oscillator VCO features programmability of phase noise and power consumption at a given frequency. The PLL is implemented in a digital 0.13 mu m CMOS process using only 1.2 V devices, occupies 0.07 mm(2) and consumes 23 mW excluding reference clock receiver for 2.5 GHz output at the lowest phase noise mode.