Title :
Area efficient and symmetric design of monolithic transformers for silicon RF ICs
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Commun. Univ., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
A novel monolithic transformer structure, mixed coupling structure, is proposed and compared with other more conventional structures: side-coupling and vertical-coupling structure. The proposed mixed-coupling structure shows the best performance in the aspects of symmetry, area efficiency, and insertion loss. The structures of the three transformers along with the measurement results are presented and analyzed
Keywords :
UHF integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; low-power electronics; silicon; transformers; RF ICs; Si; UHF ICs; area efficient design; insertion loss; measurement results; mixed coupling structure; monolithic transformers; symmetric design; Coils; Costs; Coupling circuits; Insertion loss; Integrated circuit noise; Performance loss; Radio frequency; Silicon; Spirals; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 99. Proceedings of the IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Cheju Island
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5739-6
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1999.818559
