Title :
A 2.4 GHz low phase noise VCO fabricated by 0.18 μm pMOS technologies
Author :
Ho, Chien-Chih ; Kuo, Chin-Wei ; Hsiao, Chao-Chih ; Chan, Yi-Jen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Central Univ., Chung-li, Taiwan
Abstract :
2.4 GHz monolithic voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) have been fabricated by 0.18 μm pMOS technologies. A phase noise as low as -105 dBc/Hz at a 100 kHz offset is achieved in the output spectrum with a tuning range of 90 MHz, and the dc power consumption is 13.5 mW. Comparing with the nMOS VCO, the improved phase noise from the pMOS VCO is about 15 dB.
Keywords :
MOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; monolithic integrated circuits; phase noise; power consumption; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.18 micron; 100 kHz; 13.5 mW; 15 dB; 2.4 GHz; low phase noise VCO; monolithic VCO; monolithic voltage controlled oscillators; pMOS technology; CMOS technology; Circuits; Inductors; MOS devices; MOSFETs; Noise level; Phase noise; Spirals; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Technology, Systems, and Applications, 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7765-6
DOI :
10.1109/VTSA.2003.1252573
