Performance Variability of a 90GHz Static CML Frequency Divider in 65nm SOI CMOS

Author

Lim, Daihyun ; Kim, Jonghae ; Plouchart, Jean-Olivier ; Cho, Choongyeun ; Kim, Daeik ; Trzcinski, Robert ; Boning, Duane

Author_Institution

Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA

fYear

2007

fDate

11-15 Feb. 2007

Firstpage

542

Lastpage

621

Abstract

A static CML divide-by-2 frequency divider is integrated in 65nm SOI CMOS. The maximum operating frequency is 90GHz while dissipating 52.4mW. The self-oscillation frequency is 92GHz with 0.57pJ switching energy. Measurement of self-oscillation frequency at multiple bias conditions enables estimation of the variation in threshold voltage, capacitance, and resistance.

Keywords

CMOS digital integrated circuits; capacitance; current-mode logic; electric resistance; frequency dividers; frequency measurement; millimetre wave frequency convertors; oscillations; silicon-on-insulator; 0.57 pJ; 52.4 mW; 65 nm; 90 GHz; 92 GHz; CMOS; capacitance; frequency divider; resistance; self-oscillation frequency measurement; silicon-on-insulator; static current mode logic; switching energy; threshold voltage; CMOS technology; Circuits; Clocks; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Parasitic capacitance; Threshold voltage; 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.2007.373534

Filename

4242505