Short Course: Introduction to PLLs: Phase Noise, Modeling, and Key Wireless Design Considerations

This presentation deals with PLL fundamentals and their role in wireless systems. Following a brief overview of basic PLL operation, we study its imperfections and their impact on the performance. This culminates in the study of phase noise and its formulation in PLLs. We then introduce modeling methods for fast and relatively accurate PLL simulation. Finally, we study specific issues related to RF synthesis and look at the new trends in synthesis design.