A 9.6-nW Wake-Up Timer With RC-Referenced Subharmonic Locking Using Dual Leakage-Based Oscillators

IF 2.8 2区工程技术 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE

IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI:10.1109/TVLSI.2024.3466850

Jahyun Koo;Hyunwoo Son;Jae-Yoon Sim

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Abstract

This brief presents a nano-watt wake-up timer implemented mainly through digital synthesis. By performing successive subharmonic frequency locks between two leakage-based digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) and repeatedly switching their roles, the period of the timer can be locked to a scaled RC time, enabling low-frequency generation without the need for substantial RC values. The proposed frequency-lock scheme is applied to design a 360 Hz timer. The implemented timer in a 0.18-

$\mu $

m CMOS process consumes 9.6 nW and shows a standard deviation of 1.36% without the need for extensive external trimming, mainly due to intra-wafer process variation. The measured supply and temperature sensitivities are 0.32%/V and 395 ppm/°C, respectively.

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基于双泄漏振荡器的带rc参考次谐波锁定的9.6 nw唤醒定时器

本文介绍了一种主要通过数字合成实现的纳瓦唤醒定时器。通过在两个基于泄漏的数字控制振荡器（dco）之间执行连续的次谐波频率锁定并反复切换它们的角色，计时器的周期可以锁定到一个比例RC时间，从而在不需要大量RC值的情况下产生低频。将所提出的锁频方案应用于一个360 Hz定时器的设计。在0.18- $\mu $ m CMOS工艺中实现的定时器消耗9.6 nW，显示出1.36%的标准偏差，而不需要大量的外部修整，主要是由于晶圆内部工艺变化。测量的电源和温度灵敏度分别为0.32%/V和395 ppm/°C。

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IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

7.10%

发文量

187

审稿时长

3.6 months

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