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Front. Mater. Sci.    2015, Vol. 9 Issue (2) : 156-162    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-015-0288-6
RESEARCH ARTICLE
2.45 GHz 0.8 mW voltage-controlled ring oscillator (VCRO) in 28 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) technology
Gilles JACQUEMOD1,*(),Alexandre FONSECA1,2,Emeric de FOUCAULD2,Yves LEDUC1,Philippe LORENZINI1
1. EpOC, URE UNS 006, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, France
2. CEA-LETI, Grenoble, France
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Abstract

MOS bulk transistor is reaching its limits: sub-threshold slope (SS), drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL), threshold voltage (VT) and VDD scaling slowing down, more power dissipation, less speed gain, less accuracy, variability and reliability issues. Fully depleted devices are mandatory to continue the technology roadmap. FDSOI technology relies on a thin layer of silicon that is over a buried oxide (BOx). Called ultra thin body and buried oxide (UTBB) transistor, FDSOI transistors correspond to a simple evolution from conventional MOS bulk transistor. The capability to bias the back-gate allows us to implement calibration techniques without adding transistors in critical blocks. We have illustrated this technique on a very low power voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) based on a ring oscillator (RO) designed in 28 nm FDSOI technology. Despite the fact that such VCO topology exhibits a larger phase noise, this design will address aggressively the size and power consumption reduction. Indeed we are using the efficient back-gate biasing offered by the FDSOI MOS transistor to compensate the mismatches between the different inverters of the ring oscillator to decrease jitter and phase noise. We will present the reasons which led us to use the FDSOI technology to reach the specifications of this PLL. The VCRO exhibits a 0.8 mW power consumption, with a phase noise about --94 dBc/Hz@1 MHz.

Keywords nanoelectronics      FDSOI      UTBB      VCO      PLL     
Corresponding Author(s): Gilles JACQUEMOD   
Issue Date: 23 July 2015
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Gilles JACQUEMOD,Alexandre FONSECA,Emeric de FOUCAULD, et al. 2.45 GHz 0.8 mW voltage-controlled ring oscillator (VCRO) in 28 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) technology[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2015, 9(2): 156-162.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foms/EN/Y2015/V9/I2/156
Fig.1  From MOS transistor to FDSOI transistor.
Fig.2  Back-gate biasing.
Fig.3  VTH variation versus back-gate biasing.
Fig.4  Schematic of a 3 inverters ring oscillator.
Fig.5  15 inverters ring oscillator layout.
Fig.6  Simulated phase noise of the 15 inverters ring oscillator.
Fig.7  Time simulation of (a) 15 phases and (b) the first phase.
Fig.8  15 inverters VCRO chip.
Fig.9  Measured phase noise of the 15 inverters ring oscillator.
Fig.10  FPD PLL topology.
Fig.11  Divider topology.
Fig.12  FPD bloc diagram.
Fig.13  PLL topology with integrated calibration.
@offset /MHz Spurious /(dBc·Hz-1)
Maximum Average
At the central frequency 1 -53 -61
2 -58 -67
3 -60 -71
5 -67 -77
6 -68 -78
10 -73 -82
15 -76 -89
At the harmonics 4 -66 -74
8 -70 -79
9 -72 -80
12 -74 -82
6 -76 -85
16 -78 -85
30 -111 -121
Tab.1  MC simulations of the spurious
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