DocumentCode
1341941
Title
Wideband CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator using tunable inductors
Author
Kim, Jonghoon J. ; Choi, Jang-Young ; Lee, Ko-Hsin ; Bien, Franklin ; Lim, Khan ; Lee, Chia-Han
Author_Institution
Georgia Electron. Design Center, Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Volume
46
Issue
20
fYear
2010
Firstpage
1391
Lastpage
1393
Abstract
A wideband RF voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with an inductance timing circuit is presented. Three bondwire inductor pairs and switches implement a programmable inductor with the tuning range of 0.4-1.2 nH. The measured VCO frequency range is 5.617.2 GHz, resulting in an ultra-wide tuning range of 11.4 GHz.
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; inductors; switches; ultra wideband technology; voltage-controlled oscillators; bondwire inductor pairs; frequency range; inductance tuning circuit; programmable inductor; switches; tunable inductors; ultrawide tuning range; wideband CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator; wideband RF VCO;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2010.2141
Filename
5593970
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