Low-Power and High-Stability Voltage-Controlled Oscillators for PLL-Based Systems

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10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_36How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO); Ring Oscillator; Current Starved Voltage Controlled Oscillator (CSVCO); Phase-Locked Loop (PLL); High-Frequency Oscillations; Clock Generation etc.

Abstract

Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCOs) are what the Phase Locked Loop (PLL)-based hardware looks at. The study mostly checks how well they work with rates and how much power they use. A simple Ring VCO, a Current Starved Ring VCO (CSRVCO), a 5-stage CSRVCO, and a 5-stage CSRVCO with transistors serving as resistors were some of the oscillators that were looked at. To see how well the DSCH and MICROWIND tools worked with fast gears, they were put through that. CSRVCO, the second Ring VCO, doesn’t need as much power as the first one. The VCO only used 0.102 mW of power, which is a little less than the VCO’s 0.112 mW. Even less power was used: 0.0101 mW for the 5-stage CSRVCO and 0.100 mW for transistor-based resistors. By adding more steps to the CSRVCO, it was found to work better and be more stable at high frequencies. That’s why it’s good for jobs that need to be done quickly and right. In the 5-stage CSRVCO, transistors were used instead of op-amps. This made the frequency more stable and used less power. Now that we’ve won, the plan will be harder to carry out. That’s the end of it. The study looks at the good and bad things about having a complicated design, a steady frequency, and low power needs. This is a great way to find the best VCO design for making clocks and talking quickly.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - N. Ashokkumar
AU  - Nelaturu Sireesha
AU  - Mekala Kullayappa
AU  - Nekarakanti Madhavan
AU  - Kalyani Bai Sugali
AU  - V. Nagamani
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/30
TI  - Low-Power and High-Stability Voltage-Controlled Oscillators for PLL-Based Systems
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Advanced Research in Electronics and Communication Systems (ICARECS-2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 409
EP  - 422
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_36
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_36
ID  - Ashokkumar2025
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