Title :
Design issues towards the integration of passive components in silicon RF VCOs
Author :
Kiranas, Aristides ; Papananos, Yannis
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Circuit Design Group, Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
This paper discusses the passive devices used in integrated VCOs in the GHz region. On-chip inductors and varactors are presented along with three different configurations of LC tanks. Both theoretical and simulation results are presented along with an example of an integrated VCO design. Finally, comments on phase noise simulation are made
Keywords :
UHF integrated circuits; UHF oscillators; elemental semiconductors; inductors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; monolithic integrated circuits; phase noise; silicon; varactors; voltage-controlled oscillators; LC tanks; Si; Si RF VCOs; integrated VCO design; onchip inductors; onchip varactors; passive components; phase noise simulation; Capacitors; Inductors; Local oscillators; Phase noise; RLC circuits; Radio frequency; Silicon; Spirals; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisboa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5008-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1998.814888
