A 20 GHz Low Phase Noise Push-Push VCO in InGaP GaAs HBT Technology

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Zhang, Jincan [1 ]
Liu, Bo [1 ]
Zhang, Leiming [1 ]
Sun, Ligong [1 ]
Zhang, Yuming [2 ]
Lu, Hongliang [2 ]
Zhang, Yimen [2 ]
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[1] Henan Univ Sci & Technol, Luoyang, Peoples R China
[2] Xidian Univ, Key Lab Wide Band Gap Semicond Mat & Devices, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
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A 20 GHz low phase noise voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) uses InGaP GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology. A push-push negative g(m) VCO configuration taking its output signal from a capacitive base common node of the cross-coupled transistors is employed to achieve a high oscillation frequency and low phase noise. The VCO oscillates from 19.44 to 20.04 GHz. Measured phase noise is - 111.8 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from a 19.78 GHz carrier. It consumes 31 mW from a 5 V supply and occupies an area of 0.514 mm x 0.622 mm. Its figure of merit is - 182.8 dBc/Hz.
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