Static silicon frequency divider for low power consumption (4 mW, 10 GHz) and high-speed (160 mW, 19 GHz)

Two different static frequency dividers have been designed and fabricated in an advanced silicon self-aligning bipolar technology, demonstrating the high-speed and low-power capability of the technology. Maximum operating frequencies of 10.5 GHz and 19 GHz were measured at power dissipations of 4 mW and 160 mW, respectively, for the 2:1 dividing function. These results prove that silicon ICs may play an important role in communication systems in which extremely low power consumption is required at medium frequencies