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- the present invention relates to a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). More particularly, the present invention relates to a VCO for determining an output frequency by controlling a capacitor value in a cardinal manner.
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- a VCO is a device for outputting a frequency that depends on an externally applied voltage.
- the VCO is primarily used for an analog sound synthesis apparatus, a mobile communication terminal, and the like.
- the VCO used for a sound synthesis apparatus generates a sine wave, a sawtooth wave, a pulse wave, a square wave, a triangle wave, and the like to generate a basic sound.
- the VCO is used for a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) module in a mobile communication terminal to serve as a local oscillator for converting a frequency into a Radio Frequency (RF) or an Intermediate Frequency (IF).
- PLL Phase Locked Loop
- the VCO includes an inductor (L), a capacitor (C), and a negative-gm unit.
- an LC-VCO for realizing negative-gm, an N-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (NMOS) transistor and a P-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (PMOS) transistor are connected in a cross-coupled pair. Because the LC-VCO can obtain a negative-gm that is twice greater than a structure that uses only an NMOS, power consumption may be reduced.
- NMOS N-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
- PMOS P-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
- a resonance frequency has a value inversely proportional to ⁇ square root over (LC) ⁇ .
- an inductor is fixed as a constant, and an output frequency is controlled by changing a capacitor value.
- a frequency range is set using a capacitor band having a binary structure and a switch device, and a fine frequency control is performed using a varactor diode, and the like.
- a frequency of a VCO in a wireless terminal corresponds to a log scale.
- the frequency of the VCO is proportional to 1/ ⁇ square root over (LC 0 ) ⁇ depending on a digital code (k) and changes non-linearly in the log scale.
- FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating a frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator that depends on a digital code according to the related art.
- an x axis represents a digital code value determining a capacitor value
- a y axis represents an output frequency of a VCO that depends on a capacitor value which varies according to a digital code value
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which when the digital code changes from 1 to 256, a frequency of a VCO changes by 0.1 ⁇ 3 GHz. As illustrated in FIG. 1 , as a digital code increases, the frequency of the VOC decreases non-linearly in the log scale.
- a digital control code is k and a capacitor minimum unit is C 0
- capacitance of a capacitor bank becomes kC 0
- the frequency of the VCO has a value proportional to 1/ ⁇ square root over (kC 0 ) ⁇ .
- capacitance change of a varactor diode is less than 100 ff
- a minimum unit C 0 should be smaller than 100 ff
- a capacitor band of about 16 bits is required to have a range controlling all of 0.7 ⁇ 3 GHz which are commercial wireless terminal frequencies.
- a capacitor band becomes 16 bits a phase noise characteristic is deteriorated very much by parasitic capacitance by a switch device.
- accuracy is lowered by a capacitor band change of 216. Therefore, a circuit is designed using two or more VCOs that depend on a frequency range so that the controller is controlled depending on a 7 ⁇ 8-bit control code.
- an aspect of the present invention is to provide a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) circuit that can effectively control a frequency via a capacitor bank whose frequency range linearly corresponds to dB unit given as a log scale.
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- variable capacitor includes a plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel within the variable capacitor, wherein when a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series.
- a VCO in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, includes a resonance circuit in which an inductor and a variable capacitor are connected in parallel to oscillate a frequency, and first and second amplifier circuits for amplifying an oscillation frequency output from the resonance circuit, wherein capacitance of the variable capacitor is controlled exponentially according to a digital code.
- a Phase Locked Loop includes a phase comparator for measuring a phase difference between a phase of an input signal and a phase of a signal fed back from a VCO to output a voltage proportional to the phase difference, a low pass filter for removing a high frequency component of a phase difference between two signals output from the phase comparator and for outputting a control voltage for reducing the phase difference, and the VCO for oscillating a frequency according to the control voltage from the low pass filter, wherein the VCO linearly controls the frequency according to a digital code corresponding to the control voltage.
- FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating a frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator that depends on a digital code according to the related art
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for exponentially controlling a capacitor value determining a frequency according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a variable capacitor bank exponentially controlled according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- PLL Phase Locked Loop
- FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating a frequency relation between a digital code and a VCO determining a variable capacitor value according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for exponentially controlling a capacitor value determining a frequency according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- the VCO 200 includes a resonance circuit 220 for oscillating a frequency that depends on first and second control voltages V C1 and V C2 , and first and second amplifier circuits 210 and 230 for differentially amplifying an oscillation frequency output from the resonance circuit 220 .
- the first amplifier circuit 210 includes first and second PMOS transistor PM 1 and PM 2
- the second amplifier circuit 230 includes first and second NMOS transistors NM 1 and NM 2
- the resonance circuit 220 includes a variable capacitor 222 and an inductor 224 connected in parallel.
- the first PMOS transistor PM 1 is connected between a power voltage VOD and a first node N 1
- the second PMOS transistor PM 2 is connected between the power voltage VDD and a second node N 2
- the resonance circuit 220 including the variable capacitor 222 and the inductor 224 is connected between the first node N 1 and the second node N 2 .
- the first NMOS transistor NM 1 is connected between the first node N 1 and a third node N 3
- the second NMOS transistor NM 2 is connected between the second node N 2 and the third node N 3
- a bias current is supplied between the third node N 3 and a ground terminal GND.
- the first PMOS transistor PM 1 and the second PMOS transistor PM 2 are cross-coupled with the second NMOS transistor NM 2 and the first NMOS transistor NM 1 , respectively, which is described below specifically.
- a drain terminal of the first NMOS transistor NM 1 is connected to a gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor PM 2 , and a drain terminal of the second NMOS transistor NM 2 is connected to a gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor PM 1 . Also, a drain terminal of the first PMOS transistor PM 1 is connected to a gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor NM 2 , and a drain terminal of the second PMOS transistor PM 2 is connected to a gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor NM 1 .
- the first NMOS transistor NM 1 and the second NMOS transistor NM 2 are cross-coupled with the second PMOS transistor PM 2 and the first PMOS transistor PM 1 , respectively, via the resonance circuit 220 .
- the voltage controlled oscillator 200 according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention having the above construction generates resonance via the resonance circuit 220 including the inductor 222 and the variable capacitor 224 depending on an input voltage, and outputs a frequency corresponding to the input voltage.
- a value of the variable capacitor 222 is controlled exponentially, and a resonance frequency is determined depending on a value of the variable capacitor 222 .
- the exponentially controlled variable capacitor 222 is described below in detail with reference to FIG. 3 .
- the following exemplary embodiment of the present invention illustrates a case in which capacitance of a unit capacitor changes exponentially up to 420 times depending on a 3-bit digital code.
- This dynamic range is a range that is realizable when 9 bits are used in the case in which a binary capacitor bank according to the related art is used.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a capacitor bank structure that can exponentially increase a gain with respect to a digital code of N bits equal to or greater than 2 bits. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described using an example of an operation with a 3-bit digital control code of b 0 , b 1 , and b 2 .
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a variable capacitor bank exponentially controlled according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the variable capacitor includes a plurality of capacitor segments and a plurality of switch segments determining connection of the plurality of capacitor segments. Switching of a first switch device is connected by a first bit of the 3-bit digital code, switching of a second switch device is connected by a second bit of the 3-bit digital code, and switching of a fourth switch device is connected by a third bit of the 3-bit digital code.
- switching of a third switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit and the second bit of the digital code
- switching of a fifth switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit and the third bit of the digital code
- switching of a sixth switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the second bit and the third bit of the digital code
- switching of a seventh switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit, the second bit, and the third bit of the digital code.
- a synthesized capacitance capacity may be generalized by Equation (1).
- N is the number of bits representing a digital code
- Z is a compression constant determining capacitance between two digital codes. For example, a compression constant Z determines a difference between capacitance for a first digital code value and capacitance for a second digital code value.
- the first switch device, the second switch device, and the third switch device are turned on, and the fourth switch device to the seventh switch device are turned off.
- the third switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of a first bit (b 0 ) and a second bit (b 1 ). For example, the third switch device is turned on only when both b 0 and b 1 are 1.
- the second switch device, the fourth switch device, and the sixth switch device are turned on, and the rest of the switch devices are turned off.
- the sixth switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of the second bit (b 1 ) and the third bit (b 2 ). For example, the sixth switch device is turned on only when both b 1 and b 3 are 1.
- the seventh switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of the first bit (b 0 ), the second bit (b 1 ), and the third bit (b 2 ).
- the seventh switch device is turned on only when all of b 0 , b 1 , and b 2 are 1.
- Equation (2) Equation (2)
- Equation (2) when a capacitor bank increases exponentially, a reciprocal of a square root of a capacitor bank capacity also has an exponential characteristic. Therefore, the capacitor bank becomes a structure that increases or decreases exponentially depending on a digital code so that the capacitor bank may be linear to a log scale.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a Phase Locked Loop PLL module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the PLL module includes a phase comparator 400 , a loop filter 410 , and a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO).
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- the phase comparator 400 measures a difference between a phase of a received input signal and a phase of a signal fed back from the Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) so as to output a voltage that is proportional to the phase difference to the loop filter 410 .
- VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- the loop filter 410 is a low pass filter and removes a high frequency component of the phase difference between the two signals output from the phase comparator 400 , and provides a control voltage for reducing the phase difference to the VCO.
- the VCO generates a frequency that depends on a control voltage from the loop filter 410 .
- a variable capacitor value such as the variable capacitor value generated by the variable capacitor bank of FIG. 3 is removed exponentially depending on a control voltage from the loop filter 410 , so that a resonance frequency is determined.
- a PLL operation is described.
- a phase difference detected by the phase comparator 400 changes to a DC voltage via a low pass filter, and is provided to the VCO.
- the VCO includes the resonance circuit including the inductor and the variable capacitor, so that when a DC voltage corresponding to the phase difference is input, capacitance of the variable capacitor changes to generate an oscillation frequency change by an LC resonance circuit. Therefore, an output frequency fixed at the phase of an input reference frequency is generated.
- FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating a frequency relation between a digital code and a VCO determining a variable capacitor value according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a frequency can be controlled using a 4-bit control code rather than an 8-bit control code of FIG. 1 , and a frequency range becomes ten times in terms of a log scale.
- a frequency efficiency may be maximized via a capacitor bank control linear to the log scale.
- exemplary embodiments of the present invention have an advantage of increasing a frequency control range without increasing the number of control code bits by controlling a frequency control of the VCO exponentially depending on a digital code.
- the frequency control of the VCO is controlled such that the frequency varies linearly with respect to a log scale.
- exemplary embodiments of the present invention have an advantage of not only reducing manufacturing costs by efficiently controlling digital information to reduce a circuit area, but also raising a Quality factor of the VCO by reducing a side effect by parasitic capacitance and parasitic resistance of a switch device with respect to a wide operation range.
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A variable capacitor is provided. The variable capacitor includes a plurality of capacitor segments. The plurality of capacitor segments are connected in parallel within the variable capacitor. When a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series. The variable capacitor is used for a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO), and the VCO is used for a Phase Locked Loop (PLL).
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed on Jan. 30, 2012 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Serial No. 10-2012-0008866, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). More particularly, the present invention relates to a VCO for determining an output frequency by controlling a capacitor value in a cardinal manner.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A VCO is a device for outputting a frequency that depends on an externally applied voltage. The VCO is primarily used for an analog sound synthesis apparatus, a mobile communication terminal, and the like. The VCO used for a sound synthesis apparatus generates a sine wave, a sawtooth wave, a pulse wave, a square wave, a triangle wave, and the like to generate a basic sound. The VCO is used for a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) module in a mobile communication terminal to serve as a local oscillator for converting a frequency into a Radio Frequency (RF) or an Intermediate Frequency (IF).
- The VCO includes an inductor (L), a capacitor (C), and a negative-gm unit. In an LC-VCO, for realizing negative-gm, an N-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (NMOS) transistor and a P-type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (PMOS) transistor are connected in a cross-coupled pair. Because the LC-VCO can obtain a negative-gm that is twice greater than a structure that uses only an NMOS, power consumption may be reduced.
- In addition, in an LC-VCO circuit, a resonance frequency has a value inversely proportional to √{square root over (LC)}. According to the related art, an inductor is fixed as a constant, and an output frequency is controlled by changing a capacitor value. A frequency range is set using a capacitor band having a binary structure and a switch device, and a fine frequency control is performed using a varactor diode, and the like.
- According to the related art, a frequency of a VCO in a wireless terminal corresponds to a log scale. The frequency of the VCO is proportional to 1/√{square root over (LC0)} depending on a digital code (k) and changes non-linearly in the log scale.
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FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating a frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator that depends on a digital code according to the related art. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , an x axis represents a digital code value determining a capacitor value, and a y axis represents an output frequency of a VCO that depends on a capacitor value which varies according to a digital code value. -
FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which when the digital code changes from 1 to 256, a frequency of a VCO changes by 0.1˜3 GHz. As illustrated inFIG. 1 , as a digital code increases, the frequency of the VOC decreases non-linearly in the log scale. - Assuming that a digital control code is k and a capacitor minimum unit is C0, capacitance of a capacitor bank becomes kC0, and accordingly the frequency of the VCO has a value proportional to 1/√{square root over (kC0)}. Because capacitance change of a varactor diode is less than 100 ff, a minimum unit C0 should be smaller than 100 ff, and a capacitor band of about 16 bits is required to have a range controlling all of 0.7˜3 GHz which are commercial wireless terminal frequencies. However, when a capacitor band becomes 16 bits, a phase noise characteristic is deteriorated very much by parasitic capacitance by a switch device. In addition, accuracy is lowered by a capacitor band change of 216. Therefore, a circuit is designed using two or more VCOs that depend on a frequency range so that the controller is controlled depending on a 7˜8-bit control code.
- However, because two or more VCOs are used, a circuit area increases at least twofold. Consequently, manufacturing costs increase and power efficiency of the circuit is reduced.
- Therefore, a need exists for an apparatus, system and method for providing a VCO circuit that effectively controls a frequency via a capacitor bank whose frequency range linearly corresponds to dB unit given as a log scale.
- The above information is presented as background information only to assist with an understanding of the present disclosure. No determination has been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the present invention.
- Aspects of the present invention are to address at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) circuit that can effectively control a frequency via a capacitor bank whose frequency range linearly corresponds to dB unit given as a log scale.
- In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a variable capacitor is provided. The variable capacitor includes a plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel within the variable capacitor, wherein when a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series.
- In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a VCO is provided. The VCO includes a resonance circuit in which an inductor and a variable capacitor are connected in parallel to oscillate a frequency, and first and second amplifier circuits for amplifying an oscillation frequency output from the resonance circuit, wherein capacitance of the variable capacitor is controlled exponentially according to a digital code.
- In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) is provided. The PLL includes a phase comparator for measuring a phase difference between a phase of an input signal and a phase of a signal fed back from a VCO to output a voltage proportional to the phase difference, a low pass filter for removing a high frequency component of a phase difference between two signals output from the phase comparator and for outputting a control voltage for reducing the phase difference, and the VCO for oscillating a frequency according to the control voltage from the low pass filter, wherein the VCO linearly controls the frequency according to a digital code corresponding to the control voltage.
- Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses exemplary embodiments of the invention.
- The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a graph illustrating a frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator that depends on a digital code according to the related art; -
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for exponentially controlling a capacitor value determining a frequency according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a variable capacitor bank exponentially controlled according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating a frequency relation between a digital code and a VCO determining a variable capacitor value according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood to refer to like parts, components and structures.
- The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.
- The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration purpose only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
- It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a component surface” includes reference to one or more of such surfaces.
- Hereinafter, a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for determining an output frequency by controlling a capacitor value in a cardinal manner is described.
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FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for exponentially controlling a capacitor value determining a frequency according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , theVCO 200 includes aresonance circuit 220 for oscillating a frequency that depends on first and second control voltages VC1 and VC2, and first andsecond amplifier circuits 210 and 230 for differentially amplifying an oscillation frequency output from theresonance circuit 220. - The
first amplifier circuit 210 includes first and second PMOS transistor PM1 and PM2, and the second amplifier circuit 230 includes first and second NMOS transistors NM1 and NM2. Theresonance circuit 220 includes avariable capacitor 222 and aninductor 224 connected in parallel. - A connection relation of each element is described below in more detail.
- The first PMOS transistor PM1 is connected between a power voltage VOD and a first node N1, and the second PMOS transistor PM2 is connected between the power voltage VDD and a second node N2. Also, the
resonance circuit 220 including thevariable capacitor 222 and theinductor 224 is connected between the first node N1 and the second node N2. - The first NMOS transistor NM1 is connected between the first node N1 and a third node N3, and the second NMOS transistor NM2 is connected between the second node N2 and the third node N3. Also, a bias current is supplied between the third node N3 and a ground terminal GND.
- According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the first PMOS transistor PM1 and the second PMOS transistor PM2 are cross-coupled with the second NMOS transistor NM2 and the first NMOS transistor NM1, respectively, which is described below specifically.
- A drain terminal of the first NMOS transistor NM1 is connected to a gate terminal of the second PMOS transistor PM2, and a drain terminal of the second NMOS transistor NM2 is connected to a gate terminal of the first PMOS transistor PM1. Also, a drain terminal of the first PMOS transistor PM1 is connected to a gate terminal of the second NMOS transistor NM2, and a drain terminal of the second PMOS transistor PM2 is connected to a gate terminal of the first NMOS transistor NM1.
- For example, the first NMOS transistor NM1 and the second NMOS transistor NM2 are cross-coupled with the second PMOS transistor PM2 and the first PMOS transistor PM1, respectively, via the
resonance circuit 220. - The voltage controlled
oscillator 200 according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention having the above construction generates resonance via theresonance circuit 220 including theinductor 222 and thevariable capacitor 224 depending on an input voltage, and outputs a frequency corresponding to the input voltage. A value of thevariable capacitor 222 is controlled exponentially, and a resonance frequency is determined depending on a value of thevariable capacitor 222. - The exponentially controlled
variable capacitor 222 is described below in detail with reference toFIG. 3 . - The following exemplary embodiment of the present invention illustrates a case in which capacitance of a unit capacitor changes exponentially up to 420 times depending on a 3-bit digital code. This dynamic range is a range that is realizable when 9 bits are used in the case in which a binary capacitor bank according to the related art is used.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a capacitor bank structure that can exponentially increase a gain with respect to a digital code of N bits equal to or greater than 2 bits. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described using an example of an operation with a 3-bit digital control code of b0, b1, and b2.
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FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a variable capacitor bank exponentially controlled according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , the variable capacitor includes a plurality of capacitor segments and a plurality of switch segments determining connection of the plurality of capacitor segments. Switching of a first switch device is connected by a first bit of the 3-bit digital code, switching of a second switch device is connected by a second bit of the 3-bit digital code, and switching of a fourth switch device is connected by a third bit of the 3-bit digital code. Also, switching of a third switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit and the second bit of the digital code, switching of a fifth switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit and the third bit of the digital code, switching of a sixth switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the second bit and the third bit of the digital code, and switching of a seventh switch device is connected by a result of an AND operation of the first bit, the second bit, and the third bit of the digital code. - According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, with respect to a digital code k, a synthesized capacitance capacity may be generalized by Equation (1).
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- where C0 is a unit capacitance for a digital code=0, N is the number of bits representing a digital code, and Z is a compression constant determining capacitance between two digital codes. For example, a compression constant Z determines a difference between capacitance for a first digital code value and capacitance for a second digital code value.
- An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets N=3 and Z=3.
- In the case in which a digital code input is 0 (b2b1b0=000), only a basically connected upper unit capacitor is connected, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes C. At this point, all of the first switch device to the seventh switch device are turned off
- In the case in which the digital code is 1 (b2b1b0=001), capacitors are connected via a switch device b0, so that capacitance becomes 2.37 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+1.37 C). At this point, only the first switch device is turned on and the rest of the switch devices are turned off
- In the case in which the digital code is 2 (b2b1b0=010), a switch device b1 is turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 5.63 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+4.63 C). At this point, only the second switch device is turned on and the rest of the switch devices are turned off
- In the case in which the digital code is 3 (b2b1b0=011), both switch devices b0 and b1 are turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 13.34 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+1.37 C+4.63 C+6.34 C). At this point, the first switch device, the second switch device, and the third switch device are turned on, and the fourth switch device to the seventh switch device are turned off. The third switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of a first bit (b0) and a second bit (b1). For example, the third switch device is turned on only when both b0 and b1 are 1.
- In the case in which the digital code is 4 (b2b1b0=100), a switch device b2 is turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 31.6 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+30.6 C). At this point, only the fourth switch device is turned on and the rest of the switch devices are turned off
- In the case in which the digital code is 5 (b2b1b0=101), b0 and b2 are turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 74.87 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+1.37 C+30.6 C+41.9 C). At this point, only the first switch device and the fourth switch device are turned on and the rest of the switch devices are turned off
- In the case in which the digital code is 6 (b2b1b0=110), b1 and b2 are turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 177.93 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+4.63 C+30.6 C+141.7 C). At this point, the second switch device, the fourth switch device, and the sixth switch device are turned on, and the rest of the switch devices are turned off. The sixth switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of the second bit (b1) and the third bit (b2). For example, the sixth switch device is turned on only when both b1 and b3 are 1.
- In the case in which the digital code is 7 (b2b1b0=111), all of the switch devices are turned on, so that a synthesized capacitance becomes 421.7 C (e.g., synthesized capacitance=C+1.37 C+4.63 C+6.34 C+30.6 C+41.9 C+141.7 C+194 C). At this point, all of the first switch device to the seventh switch device are turned on. Here, the seventh switch device is switched by a result of an AND operation of the first bit (b0), the second bit (b1), and the third bit (b2). For example, the seventh switch device is turned on only when all of b0, b1, and b2 are 1.
- This may be generalized below. In case in which k=4×b2+2×b1+b0, a synthesized capacitance is expanded using a Taylor series, and when b2N=b2, b1N=b1, and b0N=b0 are input with consideration of a fact that all of b2, b1, and b0 are 1 or 0, Equation (2) is obtained.
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- As illustrated in Equation (2), when a capacitor bank increases exponentially, a reciprocal of a square root of a capacitor bank capacity also has an exponential characteristic. Therefore, the capacitor bank becomes a structure that increases or decreases exponentially depending on a digital code so that the capacitor bank may be linear to a log scale.
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FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a Phase Locked Loop PLL module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , the PLL module includes aphase comparator 400, aloop filter 410, and a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). - The
phase comparator 400 measures a difference between a phase of a received input signal and a phase of a signal fed back from the Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) so as to output a voltage that is proportional to the phase difference to theloop filter 410. - The
loop filter 410 is a low pass filter and removes a high frequency component of the phase difference between the two signals output from thephase comparator 400, and provides a control voltage for reducing the phase difference to the VCO. - The VCO generates a frequency that depends on a control voltage from the
loop filter 410. For example, a variable capacitor value such as the variable capacitor value generated by the variable capacitor bank ofFIG. 3 is removed exponentially depending on a control voltage from theloop filter 410, so that a resonance frequency is determined. - A PLL operation is described. A phase difference detected by the
phase comparator 400 changes to a DC voltage via a low pass filter, and is provided to the VCO. The VCO includes the resonance circuit including the inductor and the variable capacitor, so that when a DC voltage corresponding to the phase difference is input, capacitance of the variable capacitor changes to generate an oscillation frequency change by an LC resonance circuit. Therefore, an output frequency fixed at the phase of an input reference frequency is generated. -
FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating a frequency relation between a digital code and a VCO determining a variable capacitor value according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , an example of controlling frequencies of 0.01˜3 GHz using control codes of digital codes 1 to 16 is illustrated. InFIG. 5 , a frequency can be controlled using a 4-bit control code rather than an 8-bit control code ofFIG. 1 , and a frequency range becomes ten times in terms of a log scale. As described above, a frequency efficiency may be maximized via a capacitor bank control linear to the log scale. - As described above, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have an advantage of increasing a frequency control range without increasing the number of control code bits by controlling a frequency control of the VCO exponentially depending on a digital code. For example, the frequency control of the VCO is controlled such that the frequency varies linearly with respect to a log scale.
- Also, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have an advantage of not only reducing manufacturing costs by efficiently controlling digital information to reduce a circuit area, but also raising a Quality factor of the VCO by reducing a side effect by parasitic capacitance and parasitic resistance of a switch device with respect to a wide operation range.
- While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A variable capacitor comprising:
a plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel within the variable capacitor,
wherein when a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series.
2. The variable capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is determined as one of the plurality of candidate capacitances when a connection state of one or more capacitor segments of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel changes according to an N-bit control signal.
3. The variable capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is approximated by Equation (1) below:
where C0 is a unit capacitance which is a lowest value among the plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor, k is an integer generated by a combination of respective bit values b0 to bN-1 of an N-bit digital code, and Z is a compressing constant determining a capacitance difference between two digital codes.
4. The variable capacitor of claim 3 , wherein when Equation (1) of claim 3 is expanded using a Taylor series, Equation (1) is approximated by Equation (2) below:
C×(1+k·ln 10·Z/2N+(k·ln 10·Z/2N)2/2!+(k·ln 10·Z/2N)3/3!+ (2)
C×(1+k·ln 10·Z/2N+(k·ln 10·Z/2N)2/2!+(k·ln 10·Z/2N)3/3!+ (2)
5. The variable capacitor of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of switch segments determining the connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments,
wherein a portion of the plurality of switch segments is directly controlled according to an N-bit digital code, and the rest of the plurality of switch segments is controlled via a logic operation between bits in the N-bit digital code.
6. The variable capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor linearly change on a dB basis.
7. The variable capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the variable capacitor comprises:
a first capacitor segment;
a plurality of second resistor segments connected with the first capacitor segment in parallel; and
a switch device connected between both ends of the respective plurality of second resistor segments and controlled according to a control code.
8. A Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) comprising:
a resonance circuit in which an inductor and a variable capacitor are connected in parallel to oscillate a frequency; and
first and second amplifier circuits for amplifying an oscillation frequency output from the resonance circuit,
wherein capacitance of the variable capacitor is controlled exponentially according to a digital code.
9. The VCO of claim 8 , wherein the variable capacitor comprises:
a plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel, and
wherein when a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series.
10. The VCO of claim 9 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is determined as one of the plurality of candidate capacitances when a connection state of one or more capacitor segments among the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel changes according to an N-bit control signal.
11. The VCO of claim 9 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is approximated by Equation (1) below:
where C0 is a unit capacitance which is a lowest value among the plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor, k is an integer generated by a combination of respective bit values b0 to bN-1 of an N-bit digital code, and Z is a compressing constant determining a capacitance difference between two digital codes.
12. The VCO of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of switch segments determining the connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments,
wherein a portion of the plurality of switch segments is directly controlled according to an N-bit digital code, and the rest of the plurality of switch segments is controlled via a logic operation between bits in the N-bit digital code.
13. The VCO of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor linearly change on a dB basis.
14. The VCO of claim 9 , wherein the variable capacitor comprises:
a first capacitor segment;
a plurality of second resistor segments connected with the first capacitor segment in parallel; and
a switch device connected between both ends of the respective plurality of second resistor segments and controlled according to a control code.
15. A Phase Locked Loop (PLL) comprising:
a phase comparator for measuring a phase difference between a phase of an input signal and a phase of a signal fed back from a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) to output a voltage proportional to the phase difference;
a low pass filter for removing a high frequency component of a phase difference between two signals output from the phase comparator and for outputting a control voltage for reducing the phase difference; and
the VCO for oscillating a frequency according to the control voltage from the low pass filter,
wherein the VCO linearly controls the frequency according to a digital code corresponding to the control voltage.
16. The PLL of claim 15 , wherein the VCO comprises:
a resonance circuit in which an inductor and a variable capacitor are connected in parallel to oscillate a frequency; and
first and second amplifier circuits for amplifying an oscillation frequency output from the resonance circuit,
wherein capacitance of the variable capacitor is controlled exponentially according to a digital code.
17. The PLL of claim 16 , wherein the variable capacitor comprises:
a plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel, and
wherein when a plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor according to a connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel are sorted in a magnitude sequence, the plurality of candidate capacitances form a geometric series.
18. The PLL of claim 17 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is determined as one of the plurality of candidate capacitances when a connection state of one or more capacitor segments among the plurality of capacitor segments connected in parallel changes according to an N-bit control signal.
19. The PLL of claim 17 , wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitor is approximated by Equation (1) below:
where C0 is a unit capacitance which is a lowest value among the plurality of candidate capacitances allowable to the variable capacitor, k is an integer generated by a combination of respective bit values b0 to bN-1 of an N-bit digital code, and Z is a compressing constant determining a capacitance difference between two digital codes.
20. The PLL of claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of switch segments determining the connection state of the plurality of capacitor segments,
wherein a portion of the plurality of switch segments is directly controlled according to an N-bit digital code, and the rest of the plurality of switch segments is controlled via a logic operation between bits in the N-bit digital code.
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