Title
A performance comparison of CMOS voltage-controlled ring oscillators for its application to generation and distribution clock networks
Author
MONICO LINARES ARANDA
OSCAR GONZÁLEZ DÍAZ
Carlos Ramón Báez Álvarez
Access level
Open Access
Subjects
Summary or description
In this work, a performance comparison of expanded CMOS voltage-controlled ring oscillators for non-resonant local clock generation and distribution networks is presented. Several differential and single-ended ring oscillators are designed and fabricated using long interconnection lines to achieve wide coverage chip. A test chip containing the several oscillators was fabricated using an Austria Microsystems (AMS) 0.35 μm CMOS technology. Experimental results show that it is possible to generate and distribute high frequency signals (GHz range) on a relativity large area (coverage) and low phase noise using non-resonant ring oscillators. This represents an attractive alternative for the design and implementation of local Clock Generation and Distribution Networks for systems on chip.
Publisher
Science Journal of Circuits Systems and Signal Processing
Publish date
May 20, 2013
Publication type
Article
Publication version
Accepted Version
Information Resource
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Audience
Students
Researchers
General public
Citation suggestion
Linares Aranda, Mónico, et al., (2013), A performance comparison of CMOS voltage-controlled ring oscillators for its application to generation and distribution clock networks, Science Journal of Circuits Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 2(2): 56–66
Source repository
Repositorio Institucional del INAOE
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