A 44.5 GHz differentially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range

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Cheema, Hammad M. [1 ]
Mahmoudi, Reza [1 ]
Sanduleanu, M. A. T. [2 ]
van Roermund, Arthur [1 ]
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[1] Eindhoven Univ Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Mixed Signal Microelect Grp, POB 513, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
[2] Philips Res, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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CMOS integrated circuits; millimeter wave oscillators; phase locked loops; phase noise; voltage controlled oscillators;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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This paper presents a low power, low phase noise mm-wave voltage controlled oscillator. The VCO can be tuned from 41 to 44.5 GHz (8% tuning range) and utilizes a differential tuning mechanism based on varactors and fixed MIM capacitors. Fabricated in a bulk CMOS 65nm technology, it consumes 3.6 mW and exhibits a phase noise of -106 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from a 41.2 GHz carrier. The resulting FOM is -192.7 dBc/Hz, which is the best reported value for VCOs operating above 40 GHz.
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