{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3210202628","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","title":"Experimental Verification of Wandering Spur Suppression Technique in a 4.9 GHz Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer","display_name":"Experimental Verification of Wandering Spur Suppression Technique in a 4.9 GHz Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-09-13","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3210202628","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","mag":"3210202628"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5006966423","display_name":"Dawei Mai","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-4384"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I100930933","display_name":"University College Dublin","ror":"https://ror.org/05m7pjf47","country_code":"IE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dawei Mai","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin,Dublin,IRELAND","School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin,Dublin,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5049546355","display_name":"Yann Donnelly","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8530-4457"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I19268510","display_name":"Qualcomm (United Kingdom)","ror":"https://ror.org/04d3djg48","country_code":"GB","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I19268510","https://openalex.org/I4210087596"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yann Donnelly","raw_affiliation_strings":["Qualcomm Technologies,Cork,IRELAND","Qualcomm Technologies, Cork, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Qualcomm Technologies,Cork,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I19268510"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Qualcomm Technologies, Cork, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I19268510"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5058028927","display_name":"Michael Peter Kennedy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3242-1056"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I100930933","display_name":"University College Dublin","ror":"https://ror.org/05m7pjf47","country_code":"IE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Michael Peter Kennedy","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin,Dublin,IRELAND","School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin,Dublin,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I100930933"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023667759","display_name":"Stefano Tulisi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-7846"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Stefano Tulisi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5018350147","display_name":"J. T. Breslin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"James Breslin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5006529144","display_name":"Pat Griffin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pat Griffin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102816478","display_name":"Michael Connor","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7613-5583"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Michael Connor","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5065140649","display_name":"Stephen Brookes","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6058-4592"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Stephen Brookes","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083633358","display_name":"Brian Shelly","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156925","display_name":"Analog Devices (Ireland)","ror":"https://ror.org/05582kr93","country_code":"IE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Brian Shelly","raw_affiliation_strings":["Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Analog Devices, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156925"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5109418781","display_name":"Michael Keaveney","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210091347","display_name":"Robert Bosch (China)","ror":"https://ror.org/00cedkn40","country_code":"CN","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210091347","https://openalex.org/I889804353"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Michael Keaveney","raw_affiliation_strings":["Robert Bosch Ireland Limited,Limerick,IRELAND","Robert Bosch Ireland Limited, Limerick, IRELAND"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Robert Bosch Ireland Limited,Limerick,IRELAND","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210091347"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Robert Bosch Ireland Limited, Limerick, IRELAND","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.295,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.56197636,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"439","last_page":"442"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11417","display_name":"Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11417","display_name":"Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10299","display_name":"Photonic and Optical Devices","score":0.9940999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10187","display_name":"Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design","score":0.992900013923645,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spur","display_name":"Spur","score":0.76396644115448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/frequency-synthesizer","display_name":"Frequency synthesizer","score":0.7110236883163452},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/phase-locked-loop","display_name":"Phase-locked loop","score":0.6499254107475281},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/frequency-divider","display_name":"Frequency divider","score":0.5692049860954285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/envelope","display_name":"Envelope (radar)","score":0.5356950163841248},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/controller","display_name":"Controller (irrigation)","score":0.4594782888889313},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4240029454231262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/phase-noise","display_name":"Phase noise","score":0.42191603779792786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-theory","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","score":0.323476105928421},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electronic-engineering","display_name":"Electronic engineering","score":0.30302637815475464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.25125008821487427},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.2145155668258667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/power-dividers-and-directional-couplers","display_name":"Power dividers and directional couplers","score":0.12414383888244629},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.07744404673576355}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779821383","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7581537","display_name":"Spur","level":2,"score":0.76396644115448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C182099602","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2660678","display_name":"Frequency synthesizer","level":4,"score":0.7110236883163452},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12707504","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52637","display_name":"Phase-locked loop","level":3,"score":0.6499254107475281},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74982907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1455624","display_name":"Frequency divider","level":3,"score":0.5692049860954285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C65155139","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5380912","display_name":"Envelope (radar)","level":3,"score":0.5356950163841248},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C203479927","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5165939","display_name":"Controller (irrigation)","level":2,"score":0.4594782888889313},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4240029454231262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C89631360","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1428766","display_name":"Phase noise","level":2,"score":0.42191603779792786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47446073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5165890","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","level":3,"score":0.323476105928421},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24326235","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126095","display_name":"Electronic engineering","level":1,"score":0.30302637815475464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.25125008821487427},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.2145155668258667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202988678","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1417986","display_name":"Power dividers and directional couplers","level":2,"score":0.12414383888244629},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.07744404673576355},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C554190296","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47528","display_name":"Radar","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775924081","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55608371","display_name":"Control (management)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6557445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173113","display_name":"Agronomy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66938386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633538","display_name":"Structural engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/esscirc53450.2021.9567841","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":12,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1591892647","https://openalex.org/W2127063672","https://openalex.org/W2534500163","https://openalex.org/W2794970359","https://openalex.org/W2922052506","https://openalex.org/W2959322334","https://openalex.org/W2991438287","https://openalex.org/W2996929733","https://openalex.org/W3014674872","https://openalex.org/W3091265405","https://openalex.org/W3108884296","https://openalex.org/W6784178124"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2474043983","https://openalex.org/W2359366503","https://openalex.org/W2330020385","https://openalex.org/W2078513307","https://openalex.org/W2371350995","https://openalex.org/W2566880546","https://openalex.org/W2161157531","https://openalex.org/W2350523680","https://openalex.org/W1973484824","https://openalex.org/W2544336511"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Apart":[0],"from":[1,23],"the":[2,24,65,69,78],"well-known":[3],"nonlinearity-induced":[4],"fixed":[5],"spurs,":[6],"a":[7,37,47,60],"DDSM":[8,81],"divider-based":[9],"fractional-":[10,41],"<tex":[11,42],"xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"":[12,43],"xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">$N$</tex>":[13,44],"frequency":[14,21],"synthesizer":[15,58],"can":[16],"manifest":[17],"spurs":[18],"with":[19],"time-varying":[20],"offsets":[22],"carrier;":[25],"these":[26],"are":[27],"called":[28],"wandering":[29,54],"spurs.":[30],"This":[31],"paper":[32],"presents":[33],"experimental":[34],"results":[35],"for":[36],"4.9":[38],"GHz":[39],"CP-PLL":[40],"PLL":[45],"featuring":[46],"modified":[48],"MASH-based":[49],"divider":[50,82],"controller":[51],"that":[52],"implements":[53],"spur":[55],"suppression.":[56],"The":[57],"achieves":[59],"20":[61],"dB":[62],"reduction":[63],"in":[64],"spectral":[66],"envelope":[67],"of":[68],"short-term":[70],"output":[71],"phase":[72],"noise":[73],"spectrum":[74],"when":[75],"compared":[76],"to":[77],"standard":[79],"MASH":[80],"controller.":[83]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}
