A LOW POWER PUSH-PUSH VCO USING MULTI-COUPLED LC TANKS

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作者
Nagarajan, Mahalingam [1 ]
Ma, Kaixue [1 ]
Yeo, Kiat Seng [1 ]
Lim, Wei Meng [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, VIRTUS IC Design Ctr Excellence, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
关键词
12; GHz; 24; frequency tuning range (FTR); low phase noise; low power; push-push; SiGe; VCO; WPAN;
D O I
10.1142/S0218126613400355
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A fully integrated push- push voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) working in K- band with a large tuning range and a low phase noise fabricated in a 0.18 mu m SiGe BiCMOS technology is presented. Multi- coupled LC tanks are used to improve the tuning range, power consumption and phase noise. Digital tuning varactors are used to maintain a low VCO tuning sensitivity (K-VCO) and maximum frequency overlap. The VCO achieves a frequency tuning range (FTR) of 17% at 12 GHz, a phase noise of -106.62 dBc/Hz at 1MHz o r set and consumes 7mW from 1.8V supply.
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