IEICE Electronics Express
Online ISSN : 1349-2543
ISSN-L : 1349-2543
Volume 22, Issue 17
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LETTER
  • Joon-Pyo Hong, Minseob Lee, Jahyun Koo, Jae-Yoon Sim
    Article type: LETTER
    Subject area: Integrated circuits
    2025Volume 22Issue 17 Pages 20250358
    Published: September 10, 2025
    Released on J-STAGE: September 10, 2025
    Advance online publication: July 14, 2025
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    This paper presents a synthesizable quarter-rate CDR based on a fractional-N ADPLL, designed in a 28-nm CMOS process for 32 Gb/s operation. The architecture integrates a quadrature rotational frequency detector (Q-RFD), a bang-bang phase detector (PD), and an N-filter to enable robust frequency acquisition and fine phase alignment. Post-layout simulations confirm locking from a 30,000 ppm frequency error within 11 μs and residual frequency error below 50 ppm. The design achieves 1.3 ps RMS jitter and occupies less than 0.016 mm2, offering strong PVT robustness and suitability for high-speed serial links.

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