Title :
1.16 GHz dual-modulus 1.2 μm CMOS prescaler
Author :
Rogenmoser, R. ; Felber, N. ; Huang, Q. ; Fichtner, W.
Author_Institution :
Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The authors have designed a dual-modulus prescaler dividing either by 8 or 9 in a 1.2 μm industrial CMOS process. With the use of advanced dynamic circuit techniques, a maximum frequency of 1.16 GHz has been reached at a supply of 5 V and 9 mA. With a reduced supply voltage of 3 V, operation at up to 654 MHz requiring 3.2-mA supply current is achieved. To simplify testing, a VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator), covering a frequency range of 600 to 1050 MHz, has been included on-chip. Two VCO-prescalar combinations, two isolated prescalers, and a VCO have been designed, integrated, and tested
Keywords :
prescalers; 1.16 GHz; 1.2 micron; 3 V; 3.2 mA; 5 V; 654 MHz; 9 mA; CMOS prescaler; VCO-prescalar combinations; advanced dynamic circuit techniques; dual-modulus prescaler; frequency synthesis; isolated prescalers; on-chip VCO; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuit testing; Clocks; Costs; Design optimization; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE 1993
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0826-3
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1993.590807
