EDN

Phase-Locked Loop Applications

This application note discusses phase frequency detector characteristics that affect phase-locked loop (PLL) dead band and jitter performance. In PLLs that employ charge pump loop filter designs the ...
Design-Reuse

24.84 MHz phase-frequency detector with charge pump

The device consists of phase frequency detector (PFD), charge pump and lock detector (LD) PFD compares phases of a divided VCO signal and a divided 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 ...
Electronic Design

Driving the VCO in High-Voltage, High-Frequency Phase-Locked Loops

A phase-locked loop (PLL) is a feedback system that combines a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a phase detector in such a way that the oscillator signal tracks an applied frequency or ...
EDN

Why component integration matters for space-based PLL synthesizers

Creating a phase-locked loop (PLL) synthesizer for space applications requires multiple individual components and discrete integrated circuits (ICs) that take up considerable volume and add ...