Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation Oscillator

A novel low-power delay time cancellation (LPDTC) technique and a current ratio adjustment (CRA) method are proposed for designing high-precision relaxation oscillators. These methods effectively reduce the impacts of comparator delay time, offset voltage, and temperature-induced variations in resis...

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Main Authors: Zhibo Huang, Kunpeng Xu, Hongguang Dai, Zhanxia Wu, Xiaopeng Yu, Guoqiang Zhang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/4/364
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author Zhibo Huang
Kunpeng Xu
Hongguang Dai
Zhanxia Wu
Xiaopeng Yu
Guoqiang Zhang
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description A novel low-power delay time cancellation (LPDTC) technique and a current ratio adjustment (CRA) method are proposed for designing high-precision relaxation oscillators. These methods effectively reduce the impacts of comparator delay time, offset voltage, and temperature-induced variations in resistors. To validate these methods, we have designed and simulated an 8 MHz open-loop relaxation oscillator using a 40 nm CMOS process. The oscillator, incorporating these advanced methods, achieves a line sensitivity of 0.38%/V and a temperature sensitivity of 43 ppm/°C over a temperature range of −40 °C to 125 °C.
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spelling doaj-art-918116875a264017ba50b831b40cc9752025-08-20T02:28:32ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2025-03-0116436410.3390/mi16040364Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation OscillatorZhibo Huang0Kunpeng Xu1Hongguang Dai2Zhanxia Wu3Xiaopeng Yu4Guoqiang Zhang5College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Integrated Circuits, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Integrated Circuits, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Integrated Circuits, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Integrated Circuits, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo Tech University, Ningbo 315100, ChinaA novel low-power delay time cancellation (LPDTC) technique and a current ratio adjustment (CRA) method are proposed for designing high-precision relaxation oscillators. These methods effectively reduce the impacts of comparator delay time, offset voltage, and temperature-induced variations in resistors. To validate these methods, we have designed and simulated an 8 MHz open-loop relaxation oscillator using a 40 nm CMOS process. The oscillator, incorporating these advanced methods, achieves a line sensitivity of 0.38%/V and a temperature sensitivity of 43 ppm/°C over a temperature range of −40 °C to 125 °C.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/4/364relaxation oscillatoroffset voltagedelay timetemperature compensationfrequency variation
spellingShingle Zhibo Huang
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Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation Oscillator
Micromachines
relaxation oscillator
offset voltage
delay time
temperature compensation
frequency variation
title Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation Oscillator
title_full Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation Oscillator
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title_short Methods for Designing High-Precision Relaxation Oscillator
title_sort methods for designing high precision relaxation oscillator
topic relaxation oscillator
offset voltage
delay time
temperature compensation
frequency variation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/4/364
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