• DocumentCode
    2987745
  • Title

    A 2.4 GHz CMOS LC VCO using micromachined variable capacitors for frequency tuning

  • Author

    Dec, A. ; Suyama, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Epoch Technol. L.L.C., White Plains, NY, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    13-19 June 1999
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Abstract
    This paper demonstrates a CMOS voltage controlled oscillator operating at 2.4 GHz, which utilizes bonding wire inductors and micromachined electro-mechanically tunable capacitors for frequency tuning. The prototype device achieves a phase noise of -122 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from the carrier and has a tuning range of 3.4 percent.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; UHF integrated circuits; UHF oscillators; capacitors; circuit tuning; voltage-controlled oscillators; 2.4 GHz; CMOS LC VCO; bonding wire inductors; electro-mechanically tunable capacitors; frequency tuning; micromachined variable capacitors; phase noise; voltage controlled oscillator; Bonding; Capacitance; Capacitors; Frequency; Phase noise; Q factor; Tuning; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5135-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779429
  • Filename
    779429