A 4.7GHz Synchronized-Multi-Reference PLL with In-Band Phase Noise Lower than Reference Phase $\text{Noise +20}\text{logN}_{\mathrm{d}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{v}}$

Abstract

This paper presents a PLL using synchronized multiple references with in-band phase noise (PN) lower than the conventional theoretical limit of reference phase $\text{noise+} 20\text{logN}_{\mathrm{d}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{v}}$. The proposed technique provides design flexibility to alleviate the jitter-power trade-off in PLL. Realized in 65-nm CMOS, the prototype achieves in-band PN 1.7-dB lower than the conventional theoretical limit, with four synchronized references. The proposed PLL can be configured in a single reference mode achieving 0.54-ps integrated jitter. In the contrast, the proposed PLL using four synchronized references achieves 0.35-ps integrated jitter.