EDN

PLL design tool offers new modeling data

The ADIsimPLL 2.5 PLL simulation and evaluation tool provides new modeling data to support a broad range of the company's PLL products, such as the ADF4153 and ADF45154 fractional-N PLL synthesizers ...
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

Low power PLL for short-range mmwave industrial radar

The digitally calibrated charge-pump (CP) PLL can generate high-quality frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) signals for mmwave radars at low power consumption. The PLL is a critical building ...
Design-Reuse

Creating a Frequency Plan for a System using a PLL

How do you ensure that every part of a system receives the clock it needs—without wasting power or sacrificing performance? The answer lies in creating a well-structured frequency plan built around a ...
EDN

PLL design kit features timing models, GDSII physical views

A new design kit enables system-on-chip (SoC) developers to efficiently incorporate clocking IP into their designs with full support for layout, simulation, and timing closure. Perceptia Devices, an ...
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 ...