• DocumentCode
    1806078
  • Title

    RF integrated inductor: Improving Q-factor with double ground shield for BiCMOS technology

  • Author

    Fonseca, L. ; Kretly, L.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microwave & Opt. - DMO, State Univ. of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-24 April 2008
  • Firstpage
    580
  • Lastpage
    583
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a technique to improve RF integrated inductor performance, incorporating double ground shield using polysilicon and n+ buried layer, providing a fully shield and preventing the electric field penetration. This method was compared with conventional inductors and improves Q- factor up to 50% at 3.5, 4 and 5 GHz. The results were obtained based on AMS 0.35 mum BiCMOS technology. This technique can be applied to any BiCMOS technology with no additional process.
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS integrated circuits; Q-factor; inductors; BiCMOS technology; Q-factor; RF integrated inductor; polysilicon; size 0.35 micron; Analytical models; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Coils; Eddy currents; Inductors; Magnetic separation; Q factor; Radio frequency; Shape; Solids; BiCMOS; Q-factor; double ground shield; inductor; n+buried layer; polysilicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, 2008. ICMMT 2008. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nanjing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1879-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1880-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMMT.2008.4540459
  • Filename
    4540459