Design and analysis of a low power consumption high speed frequency divider by 2/3

This paper presents the design and performances of two high speed high frequency dividers in a standard 60 nm RF technology. The dividers are part of a wireless receiver using a synthesizer with a reference frequency of 26 MHz and a voltage controlled oscillator with an output frequency of 6 GHz. The input operating frequency range of the dividers is 2-8 GHz. The minimum input voltage range is 250mV peak-to-peak and the power consumption of each divider is less than 0.4mW for a 1.3-V power supply.