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On-Chip Linear Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) Effect on Power Distribution Network (PDN) Noise and Jitter at High-Speed Output Buffer
Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity (2015, Santa Clara, CA)
  • Heegon Kim
  • Sukjin Kim
  • Joungho Kim
  • Changwook Yoon
  • Yingook Kim
  • Brice Achkir
  • Jun Fan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

In this paper, the reduction of power distribution network noise and jitter at high-speed output buffer by using on-chip linear voltage regulator module circuit is introduced and analyzed. The transient response of typical on-chip linear VRM circuit is analyzed in power gating condition. When the on-chip linear VRM circuit is inserted between on-chip PDN and operating high-speed output buffers, the on-chip PDN noise and jitter at output buffer are significantly reduced. The larger on-chip decoupling capacitor leads to the lower PDN noise generated by on-chip linear VRM circuit. The on-chip linear VRM also reduces the impact of the aggressor buffer to the victim buffer in different PDN, resulting in the improved performance of the victim buffer. Reduction of PDN noise and jitter at output buffer using on-chip linear VRM are validated based on SPICE simulation with 110 nm CMOS technology library.

Meeting Name
2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity (2015: Mar. 15-20, Santa Clara, CA)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Second Research Center/Lab
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory
Keywords and Phrases
  • Jitter,
  • On-Chip Linear Voltage Regulator Module (VRM),
  • Power Distribution Network (PDN),
  • PDN Noise,
  • System-On-Chip,
  • Noise,
  • Jitter,
  • Capacitors,
  • Integrated Circuit Modeling,
  • Transistors,
  • Switches
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Mar 2015
Citation Information
Heegon Kim, Sukjin Kim, Joungho Kim, Changwook Yoon, et al.. "On-Chip Linear Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) Effect on Power Distribution Network (PDN) Noise and Jitter at High-Speed Output Buffer" Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity (2015, Santa Clara, CA) (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jun-fan/93/