A 5GHz CMOS low phase noise transformer power combining VCO

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Lai, Ping Wing [1 ]
Long, Stephen I. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
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A transformer based power combining technique is shown to be an efficient method for reducing VCO phase noise. Higher signal power and resonator Q can be achieved while avoiding breakdown without penalty in tuning range. A CMOS process was used to fabricate the 5GHz VCO. This VCO has a 4dB improvement in phase noise and 2dB improvement in FOM over a simple LC VCO. The phase noise at 1 MHz offset is -125 dBc/Hz. The VCO dissipates 5.5mA with 17.6% tuning range at a 1.5V supply voltage.
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