• DocumentCode
    1672767
  • Title

    High performance SOI and bulk CMOS 5GHz VCOs

  • Author

    Kim, Tae Youn ; Adams, Andrew ; Weste, Neil

  • Author_Institution
    Adelaide Univ., SA, Australia
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    93
  • Lastpage
    96
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a comparison of two 5 GHz VCOs. One is implemented in an SOI process and the other in a conventional bulk CMOS process. The SOI design presents the lowest reported power (1.65 mW, -110 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz) in a 5 GHz VCO, while the bulk device presents the lowest phase noise achieved in a 5 GHz VCO (17.25 mW, -126 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz). The design tradeoffs are discussed.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC oscillators; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; phase noise; silicon-on-insulator; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.18 micron; 0.5 micron; 1.65 mW; 17.25 mW; 5 GHz; Si-SiO2; VCO power consumption; high performance SOI/bulk CMOS VCO; low power/phase noise VCO; microwave voltage controlled oscillators; oscillator comparison; oscillator design tradeoffs; 1f noise; Amplitude modulation; Australia; CMOS process; Frequency modulation; MOS devices; Phase noise; Tail; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2003 IEEE
  • ISSN
    1529-2517
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7694-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RFIC.2003.1213901
  • Filename
    1213901