Title :
A 10 GHz ring VCO using a wide range delay cell architecture
Author :
ElKader, Shohdy Abd ; Dessouky, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Mentor Graphics Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
A wide range ring voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operating in the range 1-10 GHz is proposed. The design uses a modified delay cell architecture optimized to work on a wide frequency range. The VCO is designed on a 90 nm technology, consumes around 6.3 mW from a 1 V supply. It occupies an area of 18.5 ¿ × 35 ¿. Post-layout simulations confirm the wide tuning range of the VCO.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; voltage-controlled oscillators; frequency 1 GHz to 10 GHz; frequency 10 GHz; modified delay cell architecture; ring voltage-controlled oscillator; size 90 nm; voltage 1 V; wide range delay cell architecture; CMOS technology; Current supplies; Delay; Diodes; Frequency; Graphics; Low voltage; Tuning; Voltage control; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics (ICM), 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5814-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2009.5418658
