Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 45, Issue 6, 062202(2024)

A frequency servo SoC with output power stabilization loop technology for miniaturized atomic clocks

Hongyang Zhang1、†, Xinlin Geng1、†, Zonglin Ye, Kailei Wang, Qian Xie*, and Zheng Wang
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  • School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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    (Color online) Simplified CPT Cs atomic clock system.
    (Color online) The diagram of proposed FS-SoC system.
    (Color online) Overall structure of fractional-N CPPLL.
    (Color online) The phase noise curve of PLL.
    (Color online) The structure of 1PPS.
    Output driver schematic.
    (Color online) Output power of driver versus the Driver VDD.
    Power management structure.
    (a) Power detection basic structure. (b) Current summation schematic.
    Schematic diagram of power detector.
    (Color online) Conversion voltage versus the RF power.
    (Color online) Power stabilization loop diagram.
    Frequency domain model of PSL for stability analysis.
    (Color online) (a) KPOWER and (b) KPD versus output power. (c) Phase margin of PSL under different output power.
    (Color online) Chip micrographs of (a) the proposed FS-SoC, (b) power detector.
    (Color online) Measured RF signal phase noise of FS-SoC.
    (Color online) Chip phase noise consistency measurement.
    (Color online) Measured spectrum of RF signal.
    Measured 1PPS synchronization between the external 1 Hz signal and the on-chip 1 Hz signal.
    (Color online) Output power versus temperature with PD or without PD.
    • Table 1. Performance comparison.

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      Table 1. Performance comparison.

      ParameterRef. [5]Ref. [10]Ref. [13]Ref. [14]This work
      *Measured from a Cs atomic clocks used the proposed FS-SoC and PD. ** Overall power consumption of atomic clock.
      Frequency (GHz)4.64.64.64.64.6
      PSL?NoNoNoNoYes
      Reference frequency (MHz)510102010
      Frequency resolution (mHz)0.2910.0180.291
      Phase noise @100Hz (dBc/Hz)–62–66–69.5
      Phase noise @1kHz (dBc/Hz)–74–82–83.9
      Allan deviation@τ = 1 s (10–11)22306.75.01.7*
      Power consumption (mW)30**120**59.9**1519.7
      Active area (mm2)2.5521.87
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    Hongyang Zhang, Xinlin Geng, Zonglin Ye, Kailei Wang, Qian Xie, Zheng Wang. A frequency servo SoC with output power stabilization loop technology for miniaturized atomic clocks[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(6): 062202

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    Category: Articles

    Received: Dec. 31, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Xie Qian (QXie)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/23120056

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