• DocumentCode
    1554403
  • Title

    VCO with magnetic flux control loop

  • Author

    Feng, Wu-Shiung ; Wang, Tao ; Chow, H.-C. ; Li, Huan-Hsin ; Tsao, C.-M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chang Gung Univ., Taoyuan, Taiwan
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    859
  • Lastpage
    861
  • Abstract
    A voltage control oscillator (VCO) adopting a magnetic flux control loop is demonstrated in 90 nm CMOS technology. The size of the magnetic control loop is adjustable by switching transistors on the loop, which enables the variability of inductivity in the resonator and widens the oscillation frequency range of the VCO. The tuning range of the VCO is from 13.35 to 15.6 GHz with power consumption of 5.88 mW, and phase noise of -127 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset under 1.3 V supply voltage.
  • Keywords
    magnetic flux; resonators; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; VCO; frequency 13.35 GHz to 15.6 GHz; magnetic control loop; magnetic flux control loop; power 5.88 mW; resonator; size 90 nm; voltage 1.3 V; voltage control oscillator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2012.1326
  • Filename
    6235166