• DocumentCode
    3386523
  • Title

    A 13GHz VCO for integrated radiometer

  • Author

    Boni, Andrea ; Carboni, Alessandro ; Facen, Alessio

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Technol. Dept., Univ. of Parma, Parma
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    Aug. 31 2008-Sept. 3 2008
  • Firstpage
    1269
  • Lastpage
    1272
  • Abstract
    An integrated 13-GHz VCO for a single-chip radiometer is presented. The VCO exhibits a large tuning range which thus allows to compensate for the tolerance affecting the free-running frequency without resorting to trimming or mixed analog-digital architecture. The VCO provides a direct 13 GHz and, thus, avoids frequency doubling.
  • Keywords
    radiometers; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO; analog-digital architecture; free-running frequency; frequency 13 GHz; integrated radiometer; single-chip radiometer; Capacitance; Frequency; Inductors; MOS devices; Phase locked loops; Radiometry; Silicon; Tuning; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2008. ICECS 2008. 15th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    St. Julien´s
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2181-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2182-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2008.4675091
  • Filename
    4675091