On-Chip Single Tone Pseudo-Noise Generator for Analog IP Noise Tolerance Measurement

A single tone pseudo-noise generator with a harmonic-eliminated waveform is proposed for measuring noise tolerance of analog IPs. In the waveform, the harmonics up to the thirteenth are eliminated by combining seven rectangular waves with 22.5- degree spacing phases. The proposed waveform includes only high region frequency harmonic components, which are easily suppressed by a low-order filter. This characteristic enables simple circuit implementation for a sine wave generator. In the circuit, the harmonic eliminated waveform generator is combined with a current controlled oscillator and a frequency adjustment circuit. The single tone pseudo-noise generator can generate power line noise from 20 MHz to 220 MHz with I MHz steps. The SFDR of 40 dB is obtained at the noise frequency of 100 MHz. The circuit enables the measurement of frequency response characteristics measurements such as PSRR.