A 2 5GHz fully integrated LC VCO is fabricated in a standard single poly 4 metal 0 35μm digital CMOS process,using a complementary cross coupled topology for lowering power dissipation and reducing the effect of...A 2 5GHz fully integrated LC VCO is fabricated in a standard single poly 4 metal 0 35μm digital CMOS process,using a complementary cross coupled topology for lowering power dissipation and reducing the effect of 1/ f noise.An on chip LC filtering technique is used to lower the high frequency noise.Accumulation varactors are used to widen frequency tuning.The measured tuning range is 23 percent.A single hexadecagon symmetric on chip spiral is used with grounded shield pattern to reduce the chip area and maximize the quality factor.A phase noise of -118dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset is measured.The power dissipation is 4mA at V DD =3 3V.展开更多
This paper presents a fully integrated 4 8GHz VCO with an invention——symmetrical noise filter technique.This VCO,with relatively low phase noise and large tuning range of 716MHz,is fabricated with the 0 25μm SMIC...This paper presents a fully integrated 4 8GHz VCO with an invention——symmetrical noise filter technique.This VCO,with relatively low phase noise and large tuning range of 716MHz,is fabricated with the 0 25μm SMIC CMOS process.The oscillator consumes 6mA from 2 5V supply.Another conventional VCO is also designed and simulated without symmetrical noise filter on the same process,which also consumes 6mA current and is with the same tuning.Simulation result describes that the first VCO’ phase noise is 6dBc/Hz better than the latter’s at the same offset frequency from 4 8GHz.Measured phase noise at 1MHz away from the carrier in this 4 8GHz VCO with symmetrical noise filter is -123 66dBc/Hz.This design is suitable for the usage in a phase locked loop and other consumer electronics.It is amenable for future technologies and allows easy porting to different CMOS manufacturing process.展开更多
文摘A 2 5GHz fully integrated LC VCO is fabricated in a standard single poly 4 metal 0 35μm digital CMOS process,using a complementary cross coupled topology for lowering power dissipation and reducing the effect of 1/ f noise.An on chip LC filtering technique is used to lower the high frequency noise.Accumulation varactors are used to widen frequency tuning.The measured tuning range is 23 percent.A single hexadecagon symmetric on chip spiral is used with grounded shield pattern to reduce the chip area and maximize the quality factor.A phase noise of -118dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset is measured.The power dissipation is 4mA at V DD =3 3V.
文摘This paper presents a fully integrated 4 8GHz VCO with an invention——symmetrical noise filter technique.This VCO,with relatively low phase noise and large tuning range of 716MHz,is fabricated with the 0 25μm SMIC CMOS process.The oscillator consumes 6mA from 2 5V supply.Another conventional VCO is also designed and simulated without symmetrical noise filter on the same process,which also consumes 6mA current and is with the same tuning.Simulation result describes that the first VCO’ phase noise is 6dBc/Hz better than the latter’s at the same offset frequency from 4 8GHz.Measured phase noise at 1MHz away from the carrier in this 4 8GHz VCO with symmetrical noise filter is -123 66dBc/Hz.This design is suitable for the usage in a phase locked loop and other consumer electronics.It is amenable for future technologies and allows easy porting to different CMOS manufacturing process.
