Title :
A 60GHz class F-E power VCO with vector-modulator feedback in 65nm CMOS technology
Author :
Drean, S. ; Martin, Nicolas ; Deltimple, Nathalie ; Kerherve, Eric ; Martineau, Baudouin ; Belot, Didier
Author_Institution :
IMS Lab., Univ. of Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
A structure of a millimeter-wave transmitter architecture based on a Power VCO principle including a vector-modulator as a feedback loop solution is presented. This structure is dedicated to the V-band around 60 GHz. The Power VCO is designed in 65nm CMOS technology of STMicroelectronics. It is composed of a 2 stages class F-E power amplifier inserted in a loop to fulfill the oscillation conditions. The simulation results shows 9.7dBm output power at 60 GHz, a phase noise of -91.6dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset, for a consumption of 157mW.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; circuit feedback; circuit noise; circuit oscillations; millimetre wave amplifiers; modulators; phase noise; power amplifiers; transmitters; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; STMicroelectronics; class F-E power VCO; class F-E power amplifier; feedback loop solution; frequency 60 GHz; millimeter-wave transmitter architecture; oscillation condition; phase noise; power 157 mW; power VCO principle; size 65 nm; vector-modulator feedback; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Feedback loop; Phase shifters; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2012 19th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seville
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1261-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1259-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2012.6463772
