A 0.5-5-GHz wide-range multiphase DLL with a calibrated charge pump

A 0.5-5 GHz wide-range multiphase delay-locked loop (MDLL) with a calibrated charge pump is presented. A multiperiod-locked technique is used to enhance the input frequency range of a MDLL and avoid the harmonic-locked problem. The charge pump current is also calibrated to reduce the static phase error. This MDLL has been fabricated in 0.13- CMOS process. The measured root-mean-square and peak-to-peak jitters are 1.06 and 8 ps at 5 GHz, respectively. The power dissipation at 5 GHz is 36 mW for a supply voltage of 1.2 V. © 2007 IEEE.