Title :
A 59GHz push-push VCO with 13.9GHz tuning range using loop-ground transmission line for a full-band 60GHz transceiver
Author :
Nakamura, Takahiro ; Masuda, Toru ; Washio, Katsuyoshi ; Kondoh, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this work, a 59 GHz push-push VCO is based on a new output circuit concept to simultaneously achieve both wide tuning range and high output power. It achieves a wide frequency tuning range of 13.9 GHz, high output power of 1.2 dBm, and low phase noise of-108 dBc/Hzat 1 MHz offset frequency. To the authors´ knowledge, its figure of merit (FOMT) of -189.6 dB is the best for silicon-based 50 GHz class VCOs.
Keywords :
transceivers; transmission lines; voltage-controlled oscillators; figure of merit; frequency 1 MHz; frequency 13.9 GHz; frequency 50 GHz; frequency 60 GHz; loop-ground transmission line; noise figure -189.6 dB; output circuit concept; push-push VCO; transceiver; Circuit optimization; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency; Phase noise; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Transceivers; Transmission lines; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, 2009. ISSCC 2009. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3458-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2009.4977525
