Title :
Fully integrated RF VCO for wireless transceivers
Author :
Mernyei, F. ; Pardoen, Matthijs ; Hoss, W. ; Darrer, Frdnz
Author_Institution :
Austria Mikro Syst. Int. AG, Budapest, Hungary
fDate :
29 Sep-2 Oct 1998
Abstract :
This paper introduces a fully integrated VCO working at 1.7 GHz, manufactured on 0.8 um BiCMOS technology with ft=12 GHz. It consists of on-chip spirals, a differential cross coupled Colpitts oscillator core and a level controller circuitry. The measured phase noise of the VCO at 5 MHz apart from the carrier was -133 dBc
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; UHF integrated circuits; UHF oscillators; radio equipment; transceivers; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.8 micron; 1.7 GHz; 12 GHz; BiCMOS technology; differential cross coupled Colpitts oscillator core; fully integrated RF VCO; level controller circuitry; on-chip spirals; phase noise; wireless transceivers; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Coupling circuits; Integrated circuit technology; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Pulp manufacturing; Radio frequency; Spirals; Transceivers; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems, and Electronics, 1998. ISSSE 98. 1998 URSI International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4900-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSSE.1998.738042
