A 1-3.2 GHz 0.6 mW/GHz Duty-Cycle-Corrector Using Bangbang Duty-Cyle-Detector

Abstract

Duty cycle corrector (DCC) using a bang-bang duty cycle detector (BBDCD) correct a 1-3.2 GHz clock duty cycle. Because the accuracy of BBDCD determines the output clock duty cycle, to mitigate the offset of the BBDCD, an average codes method is used. The operating frequency is determined according to capacitance in the BBDCD for a wide frequency. A duty cycle adjuster (DCA) based on a 2-input NAND gate makes a clock with pulse width from the rising edge of the input clock to the falling edge of the digitally controlled delay line (DCDL) output. The IC is designed in CMOS 28nm process. The maximum duty cycle error of the DCC is 1.5 % at 3.2 GHz. The DCC consumes 1.92 mW at the maximum input frequency. The peak-to-peak jitter of the output clock is 12 ps.