Title :
A 1 V 51GHz fully-integrated VCO in 0.12 /spl mu/m CMOS
Author :
Tiebout, M. ; Wohlmuth, H.-D. ; Simburger, W.
Author_Institution :
Corporate Res., Infineon Technol. AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A fully integrated 51 GHz VCO is implemented in 0.12 /spl mu/m standard CMOS with 6 metal levels. Core power consumption is 1 mW at 1V supply due to the optimized high-inductance tank. The tuning range is 1.4 GHz. Measured phase noise is -85 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; circuit tuning; integrated circuit noise; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.12 micron; 1 V; 1 mW; 51 GHz; fully-integrated CMOS VCO; phase noise; power consumption; tank inductance; tuning range; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Coils; Energy consumption; Frequency; Inductance; Inductors; Millimeter wave technology; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2002. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2002 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7335-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2002.993051
