学校代码:10246 学号:072021055 復旦大堡 硕士学位论文 低相位噪声的数控晶体振荡器设计 院 系: 微电子学系 专 业: 微电子学与固体电子学 姓 名: 赵薇 指导教师: 唐长文副教授 完成日期: 2010年5月20日
学校代码: 10246 学 号: 072021055 硕 士 学 位 论 文 低相位噪声的数控晶体振荡器设计 院 系: 微电子学系 专 业: 微电子学与固体电子学 姓 名: 赵薇 指 导 教 师: 唐长文 副教授 完 成 日 期: 2010 年 5 月 20 日
目录 摘要… …川 Abstract… …V 第一章概述… …1 1.1研究目的 …1 1.2研究内容及贡献 2 1.3论文组织结构… 3 参考文献… 3 第二章晶体振荡器概述 …5 21晶体特性… 5 2.1.1压电特性… 5 2.1.2电学等效模型… 6 2.2晶体振荡器分析方法和结构 8 2.2.1晶体振荡器分析方法 8 2.2.2CMOS晶体振荡器结构… 10 2.3晶体振荡器指标… 12 2.3.1功耗 12 2.32频率稳定度 14 2.3.3其他 15 2.4本章小结… 15 参考文献… 16 第三章Santos结构晶体振荡器分析… …17 3.1核心电路… …17 32线性分析… …18 3.2.1起振时间及时间常数… 18 3.2.2临界跨导和牵引系数… …19 3.2.3小信号电压幅度… 23 3.3非线性分析… 24 3.3.1大信号模型… 24 3.3.2大信号电压幅度 27 3.4相位噪声分析 29 3.5设计流程… 31 参考文献 … 31 第四章Santos结构晶体振荡器电路设计… 33
I 目录 摘要 ···········································································································III Abstract·····································································································V 第一章 概述······························································································1 1.1 研究目的 ························································································1 1.2 研究内容及贡献 ·············································································2 1.3 论文组织结构·················································································3 参考文献 ·······························································································3 第二章 晶体振荡器概述············································································5 2.1 晶体特性 ························································································5 2.1.1 压电特性 ·············································································5 2.1.2 电学等效模型 ······································································6 2.2 晶体振荡器分析方法和结构····························································8 2.2.1 晶体振荡器分析方法····························································8 2.2.2 CMOS 晶体振荡器结构 ·····················································10 2.3 晶体振荡器指标 ···········································································12 2.3.1 功耗···················································································12 2.3.2 频率稳定度········································································14 2.3.3 其他···················································································15 2.4 本章小结 ······················································································15 参考文献 ·····························································································16 第三章 Santos 结构晶体振荡器分析······················································17 3.1 核心电路 ······················································································17 3.2 线性分析 ······················································································18 3.2.1 起振时间及时间常数··························································18 3.2.2 临界跨导和牵引系数··························································19 3.2.3 小信号电压幅度·································································23 3.3 非线性分析···················································································24 3.3.1 大信号模型········································································24 3.3.2 大信号电压幅度·································································27 3.4 相位噪声分析···············································································29 3.5 设计流程 ······················································································31 参考文献 ·····························································································31 第四章 Santos 结构晶体振荡器电路设计···············································33
41设计考虑… 33 4.2自动幅度控制电路设计 35 4.2.1晶振核心电路设计…35 42.2电流源… 37 4.2.3峰值检测和比较器电路… 39 4.2.4自动幅度控制… 40 4.3自动频率控制… 43 4.3.1数控开关电容阵列… 44 4.3.2电容阵列的单元设计… 46 4.3.3一阶delta-sigma调制器 50 4.4晶振输出缓冲级设计… 51 参考文献…… 53 第五章芯片实现及测试… 55 5.1芯片实现… 55 5.2芯片测试结果… 56 参考文献… 61 第六章总结与展望 63 6.1总结 … 63 6.2展望… 63 参考文献 63 致谢… 65
II 4.1 设计考虑 ······················································································33 4.2 自动幅度控制电路设计·································································35 4.2.1 晶振核心电路设计 ·····························································35 4.2.2 电流源···············································································37 4.2.3 峰值检测和比较器电路······················································39 4.2.4 自动幅度控制 ····································································40 4.3 自动频率控制···············································································43 4.3.1 数控开关电容阵列 ·····························································44 4.3.2 电容阵列的单元设计··························································46 4.3.3 一阶 delta-sigma 调制器····················································50 4.4 晶振输出缓冲级设计 ····································································51 参考文献 ·····························································································53 第五章 芯片实现及测试··········································································55 5.1 芯片实现 ······················································································55 5.2 芯片测试结果···············································································56 参考文献 ·····························································································61 第六章 总结与展望 ·················································································63 6.1 总结 ·····························································································63 6.2 展望 ·····························································································63 参考文献 ·····························································································63 致谢 ··········································································································65
摘要 近年来,无线通信技术高速发展,对低成本、高精度、低噪声和集成化晶 体振荡器的需求迅猛增长。全集成的片上数控晶体振荡器(Digitally Controlled Crystal Oscillator,.以下简称DCXO),借助射频基站发送的频率校正信号而产 生的自动频率控制(Automatic Frequency Control,以下简称AFC)信号直接控 制电容阵列,克服频率随温度和时间的漂移,同时满足系统对频率精度的要求。 因此,DCXO以其易集成和低成本具有替代昂贵的压控式温度补偿品振 Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator,以下简称 VCTCXO)的巨大市场潜力。 本文针对DCXO的设计关键,从晶振的基本理论着手,分析了系统性能指 标,对构建DCXO系统的关键电路展开了详细的研究与设计。 首先,介绍国内外研究现状,提出了数控晶体振荡器相比传统的 TCXONCTCXO所具有的优势,以及实现DCXO的设计难点。 为实现设计目标,概述了几种晶体振荡器的结构,分析各自的优缺点。在 研究中,探讨了晶体谐振器的等效电路及衡量晶振性能的各项指标,分析了电 路的理想与非理想特性。 在此基础上,设计了基于Santos结构的晶振电路,给出了电路在起振阶段 的小信号分析和大信号稳态分析。对大信号情况下,振荡幅度,晶体参数,偏 置电流和器件尺寸之间的关系给出了量化的模型。电路引入了自动幅度控制来 平衡相位噪声和功耗。数控电容阵列的设计采用14位的分段译码电容阵列, 加入了一阶delta-sigma调制器来获得高精度的频率调谐。 最后,给出电路的流片测试结果。测试结果表明:DCXO芯片面积0.5 mm×0.8mm,功耗为1.8mW。DCXO振荡在25MHz时,在频偏为1kHz 和10kHz处的相位噪声分别为-139dBc/Hz和-151dBc/Hz。频率可调范围约 为35ppm,频率调谐精度0.04ppm。在温度-40℃~+80℃内,频率变化±7 ppm. 关键词:数控晶体振荡器,温度补偿式晶体振荡器,相位噪声,自动幅度控制, delta-sigma调制器,电源推动 中图分类号:TN432 本论文工作受到国家自然科学基金资助(项目编号:60876019)
III 摘要 近年来,无线通信技术高速发展,对低成本、高精度、低噪声和集成化晶 体振荡器的需求迅猛增长。全集成的片上数控晶体振荡器(Digitally Controlled Crystal Oscillator,以下简称 DCXO),借助射频基站发送的频率校正信号而产 生的自动频率控制(Automatic Frequency Control,以下简称 AFC)信号直接控 制电容阵列,克服频率随温度和时间的漂移,同时满足系统对频率精度的要求。 因此,DCXO 以其易集成和低成本具有替代昂贵的压控式温度补偿晶振 (Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator,以下简称 VCTCXO)的巨大市场潜力。 本文针对 DCXO 的设计关键,从晶振的基本理论着手,分析了系统性能指 标,对构建 DCXO 系统的关键电路展开了详细的研究与设计。 首先,介绍国内外研究现状,提出了数控晶体振荡器相比传统的 TCXO/VCTCXO 所具有的优势,以及实现 DCXO 的设计难点。 为实现设计目标,概述了几种晶体振荡器的结构,分析各自的优缺点。在 研究中,探讨了晶体谐振器的等效电路及衡量晶振性能的各项指标,分析了电 路的理想与非理想特性。 在此基础上,设计了基于 Santos 结构的晶振电路,给出了电路在起振阶段 的小信号分析和大信号稳态分析。对大信号情况下,振荡幅度,晶体参数,偏 置电流和器件尺寸之间的关系给出了量化的模型。电路引入了自动幅度控制来 平衡相位噪声和功耗。数控电容阵列的设计采用 14 位的分段译码电容阵列, 加入了一阶 delta-sigma 调制器来获得高精度的频率调谐。 最后,给出电路的流片测试结果。测试结果表明:DCXO 芯片面积 0.5 mm×0.8 mm,功耗为 1.8 mW。DCXO 振荡在 25 MHz 时,在频偏为 1 kHz 和 10 kHz 处的相位噪声分别为−139 dBc/Hz 和−151 dBc/Hz。频率可调范围约 为 35 ppm,频率调谐精度 0.04 ppm。在温度−40 ℃~+80 ℃内,频率变化±7 ppm。 关键词:数控晶体振荡器,温度补偿式晶体振荡器,相位噪声,自动幅度控制, delta-sigma 调制器,电源推动 中图分类号:TN432 本论文工作受到国家自然科学基金资助(项目编号:60876019)
Abstract With the development of wireless communication,a low cost,high frequency accuracy,low phase noise,fully integrated crystal oscillator meets great market.A fully integrated DCXO is able to adjust its frequency by digitally switching its capacitor bank.The base station keeps broadcasting the frequency control burst (FCB)on the frequency control channel.The handheld terminal then uses this FCB to generate the frequency error signal to control the DCXO.For this reason,DCXO is valuable to substitute the high-cost TCXO/VCTCXO. The XO in home market is booming for a long time.For this purpose,a lot of work about theoretic research and circuit implement are carried out. Firstly,this work gives a quick preview on the XO research field on abroad and points out the advantage of the DCXO compared to the traditional TCXO/VCTCXO,with an eye on the difficulties of the DCXO design.Then based on the DVB Tuner application,phase noise specification has been analyzed. Secondly,an overview of several types of crystal oscillator is provided.A Santos topology is presented here for its good phase noise.Basic crystal oscillation theory is analyzed and all the ideal and non-ideal features are discussed. And then,a 14-bit DCXO based on Santos topology is presented.Small and large signal analyses are given.A deterministic methodology is introduced through the large signal model. Finally,the layout considerations and measurement results are given. The chip area is 0.4mm2 in a 0.18-um CMOS process,consumes 1mA current under 1.8V supply voltage.The measured phase noise results are -139 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz and -151 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz frequency offset, respectively.The DCXO achieves 35 ppm tuning range and ~0.04 ppm frequency step.The frequency variation is t7 ppm across the temperature range from-40℃to80C. Key words:DCXO,TCXO,phase noise,automatic amplitude control, delta-sigma modulation,supply pushing V
V Abstract With the development of wireless communication, a low cost, high frequency accuracy, low phase noise, fully integrated crystal oscillator meets great market. A fully integrated DCXO is able to adjust its frequency by digitally switching its capacitor bank. The base station keeps broadcasting the frequency control burst (FCB) on the frequency control channel. The handheld terminal then uses this FCB to generate the frequency error signal to control the DCXO. For this reason, DCXO is valuable to substitute the high-cost TCXO/VCTCXO。 The XO in home market is booming for a long time. For this purpose, a lot of work about theoretic research and circuit implement are carried out. Firstly, this work gives a quick preview on the XO research field on abroad and points out the advantage of the DCXO compared to the traditional TCXO/VCTCXO, with an eye on the difficulties of the DCXO design. Then based on the DVB Tuner application, phase noise specification has been analyzed. Secondly, an overview of several types of crystal oscillator is provided. A Santos topology is presented here for its good phase noise. Basic crystal oscillation theory is analyzed and all the ideal and non-ideal features are discussed. And then, a 14-bit DCXO based on Santos topology is presented. Small and large signal analyses are given. A deterministic methodology is introduced through the large signal model. Finally, the layout considerations and measurement results are given. The chip area is 0.4mm2 in a 0.18-μm CMOS process, consumes 1mA current under 1.8V supply voltage. The measured phase noise results are –139 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz and –151 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz frequency offset, respectively. The DCXO achieves 35 ppm tuning range and ~ 0.04 ppm frequency step. The frequency variation is ±7 ppm across the temperature range from -40℃ to 80℃. Key words: DCXO, TCXO, phase noise, automatic amplitude control, delta-sigma modulation, supply pushing