EDN

CN0290: Extending the Low Frequency Range of a High Performance Phase Locked Loop

The circuit shown in Figure 1 is a high performance phase locked loop (PLL) that uses high speed clock buffers and low noise LDOs to maintain low phase noise even at low reference and RF frequencies.
CNBC

Analog Devices Introduces Low-Power Radio Frequency Prescalers - Complementing ADI's industry-leading PLL synthesizers, the ADF500x RF prescaler circuits operate up to 18 GHz ...

NORWOOD, Mass., May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and leading provider of RF ICs (radio ...
EDN

PLL combines with digital synthesis

RF synthesis is a critical function in today's electronic communications systems. Two of the technologies used for RF synthesis are phase locked loop (PLL) and direct digital synthesis (DDS). Each has ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. As modern wireless communications systems (mainly superheterodyne radio transceivers) are now required to deliver higher performance than ever before, they’re ...
Design-Reuse

Analysis and Summary on Clock Generator Circuits and PLL Design

The demand for analog and mixed-signal-based integrated circuits (ICs) has surged due to the increasing reliance on electronic-based applications across industries. As the world transitions to more ...
Design-Reuse

Low Power High Speed All Digital Phase Locked Loops

In this paper an All Digital phase locked loop is proposed. This PLL can accomplish faster phase lock. Additionally, the functions of frequency comparator and phase detector have been improved and are ...
Electronic Design

Low-Power PLL Targets Short-Range Automotive/Industrial Radar Apps

This article is part of the TechXchange: Automotive Radar. The primary goal of using radar in the automotive industry is to facilitate object detection for cars. Simple continuous-wave radar devices ...
Hackaday

phase-locked loop

That big grandfather clock in the library might be an impressive piece of mechanical ingenuity, and an even better example of fine cabinetry, but we’d expect that the accuracy of a pendulum timepiece ...