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Freebie PLL design tool debuts with PLL hardware

Norwood, Mass.—RF chip maker Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is rolling out a new generation of its existing ADIsimPLL PLL (phased-locked loop) circuit design and evaluation tool, as well as two new PLL ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 3)

A special technique produces very wide loop BWs in high-frequency PLLs (and hence, indirect (PLL) synthesizers), thereby achieving very low phase noise rivaling that of direct (MMD) synthesizers. A ...
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

Optimal Jitter Attenuation Starts With The Proper PLL Bandwidth

Clock signals provide reference timing to every integrated circuit and electrical system. Consumer applications typically use simple quartz crystals for reference clock generation. Other applications, ...
EDN

Understanding the basics of PLL frequency synthesis

Configuring a phase locked loop (PLL) for a given frequency synthesis application can simultaneously be both a quick-and easy-process as well as a time-consuming, tedious, and iterative process. This ...