Title
A wide-range dual-modulus prescaler using a novel SCL biasing technique
Abstract
This paper presents a simple but effective improvement for source coupled logic (SCL) circuits and its application to dual modulus frequency prescaler design. By biasing the standard resistor-load SCL structure with a bias current inversely proportional to the resistor, logic levels are kept over process and temperature variations and, as a result, reliable operation is preserved over a wider range. This technique has been tested in a 1.8 V–0.18 μm CMOS front-end 8/9 prescaler, showing its feasibility for the target 1.35–2.7 GHz input range over all corners and a commercial temperature range of (0, +85 ºC).
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/ISCAS.2015.7169124
International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
Biasing Technique,Dual Modulus Prescaler,Process Immunity,Source Coupled Logic,Wide Frequency Range
Conference
0271-4302
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Cristina Azcona1346.35
Calvo, B.261.92
Medrano, N.341.96
Celma, S.4122.78