A novel tuning technique for distributed voltage controlled oscillators

Author

Wu, Hui ; Hajimiri, Ali

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

57

Abstract

A novel current-steering delay-balanced tuning technique for distributed voltage controlled oscillators (DVCO) is demonstrated. This tuning technique is used to design a DVCO operating at 10 GHz in a 0.35 μm CMOS technology. The DVCO is continuously tunable between 9.9 and 10.3 GHz. Special attention is paid to the layout issues for the high frequency design

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC oscillators; circuit tuning; distributed parameter networks; integrated circuit layout; variable-frequency oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.35 micron; 9.9 to 10.3 GHz; CMOS technology; IC design; IC layout; SHF; VCO tuning technique; current-steering tuning technique; delay-balanced tuning technique; distributed VCO; distributed voltage controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; Coplanar transmission lines; Cutoff frequency; Distributed amplifiers; Microwave frequencies; Microwave oscillators; Silicon; Tuning; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings. ISCAS 2000 Geneva. The 2000 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Geneva

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5482-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2000.855995

Filename

855995