• DocumentCode
    2867500
  • Title

    A 3.2-to-7.3GHz Quadrature Oscillator with Magnetic Tuning

  • Author

    Cusmai, Giuseppe ; Repossi, Matteo ; Albasini, Guido ; Svelto, Francesco

  • Author_Institution
    Universita di Pavia
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    11-15 Feb. 2007
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    589
  • Abstract
    A quadrature oscillator employs a transformer-capacitor network as an energy tank. Frequency tuning is done by varying the transformer magnetic field via the ratio of currents in the two windings. Realized prototypes have a 3.2 to 7.3GHz frequency tuning range, a phase noise FOM of 176.5dB at 3.2GHz, 170.5dB at 6.4GHz, and 164dB at 7GHz, all calculated at 10MHz offset, and a phase error of <1.5deg
  • Keywords
    capacitors; circuit tuning; magnetic fields; microwave oscillators; phase noise; transformers; 10 MHz; 3.2 to 7.3 GHz; energy tank; frequency tuning; magnetic tuning; phase noise; quadrature oscillator; transformer magnetic field; transformer-capacitor network; Bonding; CMOS process; Frequency; Inductance; Phase noise; Q factor; Resonance; Spirals; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0853-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0193-6530
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373603
  • Filename
    4242280