Presentation 2016-08-01
A fast-start up and fully-integrated 32-MHz clock generator for intermittent VLSI systems
Hiroki Asano, Tetsuya Hirose, Taro Miyoshi, Keishi Tsubaki, Toshihiro Ozaki, Nobutaka Kuroki, Masahiro Numa,
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Abstract(in English) This paper proposes a fully integrated 32-MHz relaxation oscillator (ROSC) capable of fast start-up time operation for low-power intermittent VLSI systems. The proposed ROSC employs current mode architecture that is different from conventional voltage mode architecture. This enables compact and fast switching speed to be achieved. By designing transistor sizes equally between one in a bias circuit and another in a voltage to current converter, the effect of process variation can be minimized. A prototype chip in a 0.18-um CMOS demonstrated that the ROSC generates a stable clock frequency of 32.6 MHz within 1-us start-up time. Measured line regulation and temperature coefficient were ±0.69% and ±0.38%, respectively.
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Keyword(in English) Relaxation Oscillator (ROSC) / Fast start-up / Digital signal processing / Intermittent operation / High accuracy / PVT variation
Paper # SDM2016-49,ICD2016-17
Date of Issue 2016-07-25 (SDM, ICD)

Conference Information
Committee ICD / SDM / ITE-IST
Conference Date 2016/8/1(3days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Central Electric Club
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Analog, Mixed Analog and Digital, RF, and Sensor Interface, Low voltage/low power techniques, novel devices, circuits, and applications
Chair Minoru Fujishima(Hiroshima Univ.) / Tatsuya Kunikiyo(Renesas) / Shigetoshi Sugawa(Tohoku Univ.)
Vice Chair Hideto Hidaka(Renesas) / Takahiro Shinada(Tohoku Univ.) / Takayuki Hamamoto(東京理科大) / Hiroshi Ohtake(NHK)
Secretary Hideto Hidaka(Hiroshima Univ.) / Takahiro Shinada(Univ. of Tokyo) / Takayuki Hamamoto(Tohoku Univ.) / Hiroshi Ohtake(Renesas)
Assistant Takashi Hashimoto(Panasonic) / Masanori Natsui(Tohoku Univ.) / Hiroyuki Ito(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Pham Konkuha(Univ. of Electro-Comm.) / Hiroya Ikeda(Shizuoka Univ.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Integrated Circuits and Devices / Technical Committee on Silicon Device and Materials / Technical Group on Information Sensing Technologies
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A fast-start up and fully-integrated 32-MHz clock generator for intermittent VLSI systems
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Relaxation Oscillator (ROSC)
Keyword(2) Fast start-up
Keyword(3) Digital signal processing
Keyword(4) Intermittent operation
Keyword(5) High accuracy
Keyword(6) PVT variation
1st Author's Name Hiroki Asano
1st Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Tetsuya Hirose
2nd Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Taro Miyoshi
3rd Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
4th Author's Name Keishi Tsubaki
4th Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
5th Author's Name Toshihiro Ozaki
5th Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
6th Author's Name Nobutaka Kuroki
6th Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
7th Author's Name Masahiro Numa
7th Author's Affiliation Kobe University(Kobe Univ.)
Date 2016-08-01
Paper # SDM2016-49,ICD2016-17
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) SDM-172,ICD-173
Page pp.pp.3-8(SDM), pp.3-8(ICD),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2016-07-25 (SDM, ICD)