An FMDLL based dual-loop frequency synthesizer for 5ghz WLAN applications

Ting Wu, Pavan Kumar Hanumolu, Un Ku Moon, Kartikeya Mayaram

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Abstract

We present a new dual-loop frequency synthesizer for 5GHz wireless local-area network (WLAN) applications. In line with the IEEE 802.11a standard, the output frequency is targeted at 5.15G to 5.35GHz, with a frequency step of 5MHz. To make the use of ring-type VCO feasible for this application, we adopted a dual-loop frequency synthesizer architecture similar to [1]. However, it is critical that the primary loop of such a dual-loop frequency synthesizer is supported by a lownoise reference (by the peripheral loop). To address this problem, we propose a new fractional frequency multiplying delay-locked loop (FMDLL) working as the peripheral loop. MATLAB simulation results demonstrate the phase noise improvement by the use of the proposed FMDLL compared to the conventional design.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1465504
Pages (from-to)3986-3989
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems 2005, ISCAS 2005 - Kobe, Japan
Duration: May 23 2005May 26 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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