Title :
A Monolithic GHz - to - kHz Frequency Divider Combining ECL and I2L Techniques
Author :
Worner, K. ; Clauss, H. ; Rein, H.-M. ; Kostka, A.
Author_Institution :
Geschaftsbereich Halbleiter, AEG-TELEFUNKEN, Heilbronn, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, a 16 stage frequency divider (1:65536) featuring GHz-capability at a total power consumption of 300 mW is realized through a unique monolithic combination of advanced bipolar UHF and I2L technologies. The device serves as a prototype of ICs monolithically integrating the prescaler and divider functions in frequency synthesizer systems and/or measuring equipment. A second (more general) aim of this work was to investigate the properties of frequency dividers, e.g. upper frequency limit and power consumption, when combining very high speed ECL and I2L on one chip and to find the optimum frequency range for the transition from ECL to I2L stages in a frequency divider chain.
Keywords :
UHF integrated circuits; bipolar MMIC; bipolar logic circuits; emitter-coupled logic; frequency dividers; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated injection logic; low-power electronics; measurement systems; prescalers; 16-stage frequency divider; advanced bipolar UHF technology; divider function; frequency synthesizer system; high speed ECL technique; high speed I2L technique; measuring equipment; monolithic GHz-to-kHz frequency divider; monolithic IC prototype; power 300 mW; power consumption; prescaler function; upper frequency limit; Circuit simulation; Energy consumption; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Prototypes; Semiconductor device measurement; Transistors; UHF measurements; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, 1978. ESSCIRC 78. 4th European
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
