• DocumentCode
    1759969
  • Title

    A K -Band Divide-by-Five Injection-Locked Frequency Divider Using a Near-Threshold VCO

  • Author

    Jalalifar, Majid ; Gyung-Su Byun

  • Author_Institution
    Lyle Dept. of Electr. Eng., Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Dec. 2014
  • Firstpage
    881
  • Lastpage
    883
  • Abstract
    This letter presents a divide-by-five injection-locked frequency divider (ILFD) using a near-threshold (NT) VCO. The input frequency is injected in the proposed ILFD by a VCO employing a noise-cancelling technique. Both the proposed ILFD and VCO are based on a single compact coil which consists of a distributed and center-tapped inductor for an enhanced ILFD locking range of 20.2 to 21.9 GHz without varactors. The proposed VCO and ILFD are fabricated in a 0.13 μm CMOS process and consume 0.3 and 0.55 mW, respectively, from a 0.45 V supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC oscillators; field effect MMIC; frequency dividers; injection locked oscillators; interference suppression; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS process; K-band divide-by-five injection-locked frequency divider; NT VCO; center-tapped inductor; distributed inductor; enhanced ILFD locking range; frequency 20.2 GHz to 21.9 GHz; input frequency; near-threshold VCO; noise-cancelling technique; power 0.3 mW; power 0.55 mW; single compact coil; size 0.13 mum; voltage 0.45 V; CMOS technology; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Inductors; Phase locked loops; Power demand; Voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS; VCO; divide-by-five; locking range; phase-locked loop (PLL);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LMWC.2014.2360355
  • Filename
    6915769