Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 3)

A special technique produces very wide loop BWs in high-frequency PLLs (and hence, indirect (PLL) synthesizers), thereby achieving very low phase noise rivaling that of direct (MMD) synthesizers. A ...
EDN

Tutorial on PLLs: Part 1

Few topics in electrical engineering have demanded as much attention over the years as the phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL is arguably one of the most important building blocks necessary for modern ...
EDN

Simplifying PLL Design

Phase lock loops (PLLs) play a key role in today's thriving RF industry. Commonly employed to address various timing requirements in ASIC designs, these basic building blocks allow designers to ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...
Design-Reuse

Tutorial on PLLs: Part 1

Few topics in electrical engineering have demanded as much attention over the years as the phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL is arguably one of the most important building blocks necessary for modern ...