Title :
Comparison between RTW VCO and LC QVC 12 GHz PLLs
Author :
Benabdeljelil, F. ; Jacquemod, G. ; Tatinian, W. ; Lucchi, P. ; Borgarino, M. ; Carpineto, L.
Author_Institution :
LEAT Lab., Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
Abstract :
This paper reports comparisons between RTW VCO and LC QVCO 12 GHz PLLs, designed in a 130 nm CMOS technology. The phase noise at 1MHz offset from the carrier is -102 dBc/Hz for the RTW VCO PLL and -98 dBc/Hz for the LC QVCO PLL, and the power consumption is 39mW and 17 mW, respectively.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; phase locked loops; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; LC QVC PLL; frequency 12 GHz; phase noise; power 17 mW; power 39 mW; rotary travelling wave VCO; size 130 nm; CMOS integrated circuits; Frequency conversion; Noise measurement; Phase locked loops; Phase noise; Topology; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS), 2011 IEEE 9th International
Conference_Location :
Bordeaux
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-135-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEWCAS.2011.5981227
