DocumentCode :
1950308
Title :
Design and manufacturability aspect of SOI CMOS RFICs
Author :
Kim, Jonghae ; Plouchart, Jean-Olivier ; Zamdmer, Noah
Author_Institution :
Dev. Center, IBM Semicond. Res., Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
3-6 Oct. 2004
Firstpage :
541
Lastpage :
548
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and manufacturability of SOI RF integrated circuits, from an SOI technology understanding, to the integration of high-performance passive devices for a wireless system-on-chip (SoC) application. In the technology section, we show the ability of SOI NMOS transistors to function as high-bandwidth amplifiers. A 9-stage distributed amplifier exhibited a gain of 11 dB with a 90 GHz 3 dB cut-off frequency. We also present four features of an aggressively scaled 120 nm partially-depleted SOI CMOS technology that shows its suitability for HF circuit applications. In the integrated-passive section, high-Q inductors and high value capacitors are both presented. In the RF circuit design section, four 5 GHz LC-tank VCOs are detailed Finally, a 2:1 static frequency divider, exhibiting a maximum operating frequency of 33 GHz, is described.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC oscillators; capacitors; distributed amplifiers; frequency dividers; inductors; millimetre wave amplifiers; radiofrequency integrated circuits; silicon-on-insulator; system-on-chip; voltage-controlled oscillators; wideband amplifiers; 11 dB; 120 nm; 33 GHz; 5 GHz; 90 GHz; CMOS; LC-tank VCO; NMOS transistors; RF integrated circuits; RFIC; SOI technology; SoC; capacitors; distributed amplifier; high-Q inductors; high-bandwidth amplifiers; integrated passive devices; manufacturability; partially-depleted SOI; static frequency divider; wireless system-on-chip; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Frequency conversion; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit technology; MOSFETs; Pulp manufacturing; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; System-on-a-chip;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8495-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2004.1358880
Filename :
1358880
Link To Document :
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