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ADPLL spurs
Mar 08th, 2012, 1:27am
 
If we assume TDC and DCO completely linear, do we still have spurs unique to ADPLL? (except spurs due to SD modulator pattern, which is common to fractional-N PLL)

Is TDC resolution a problem? cause the PLL couldn't correct phase error less than TDC resolution. But would that turn into spurs or just noise?
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Re: ADPLL spurs
Reply #1 - Mar 8th, 2012, 1:30am
 
no, but Qunatization noise and MASH can create some spurs at high frequency.
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Reply #2 - Mar 8th, 2012, 1:35am
 
Thanks raja.cedt!

I suppose TDC resolution is something unique to ADPLL. If the ADPLL fails to correct phase error less than TDC resolution, the quantization error could show up as spurs, am I right?
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