DocumentCode :
1970809
Title :
15 of Years Innovation of Integrated Voltage-Controlled Oscillators on Silicon Process
Author :
Itoh, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Co., Toshiba Corp., Yokohama
fYear :
2007
fDate :
11-14 Dec. 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
Innovation of fully integrated VCO on silicon process has proceeded for 15 years. The keys to innovation have not only been circuit topologies but also inductor and varactor structures to achieve lower phase noise, higher oscillation frequency, and wider FTR. FOM, oscillation frequency, and FTR were improved 2 dB/year, 25%/year, and 6%/year through technical innovations. This paper summarizes those innovations and subjects for future work to improve VCO characteristics are proposed.
Keywords :
inductors; microwave integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; silicon; varactors; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO characteristics; inductor; integrated voltage-controlled oscillators; oscillation frequency; silicon process; time 15 year; varactor structures; Circuit optimization; Equations; Inductors; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Ring oscillators; Silicon; Technological innovation; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2007. APMC 2007. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0748-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0749-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2007.4554543
Filename :
4554543
Link To Document :
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