Title :
A 0.123 mW 7.25 GHz static frequency divider by 8 in a 120-nm SOI technology
Author :
Plouchart, Jean-Olivier ; Kim, Jonghae ; Recoules, Hector ; Zamdmer, Noah ; Tan, Yue ; Sherony, Melanie ; Ray, Asit ; Wagner, Lawrence
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Res. & Dev. Center, Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
Abstract :
A static frequency divider by 8 was fabricated in a 120 nm SOI technology. The highest operation frequency achieved is 8.25 GHz at 1.5 V power supply. The lowest core power consumption achieved is 0.016 mW at 4 GHz when the lowest operating voltage supply of 0.75 V is used.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; VLSI; current-mode logic; flip-flops; frequency dividers; low-power electronics; power consumption; silicon-on-insulator; 0.123 mW; 1.5 V; 7.25 GHz; SOI CMOS; SOI technology; clock bias voltage; cross-coupled transistor pair; latches; low-power divider; output buffer; power consumption; static frequency divider; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Energy consumption; Frequency conversion; Integrated circuit technology; Latches; Permission; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Low Power Electronics and Design, 2003. ISLPED '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-682-X
DOI :
10.1109/LPE.2003.1231946
