• DocumentCode
    2278045
  • Title

    A 1.8-V 1.8 GHz LC VCO for WSN application

  • Author

    Sheng Zhao ; Zhiqun Li

  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    10-11 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A 1.8 GHz LC VCO in 1.8-V supply is presented. The VCO achieves low power consumption by optimum selection of inductance in the L-C tank. To increase the tuning range, a three-bit switching capacitor array is used for digital switched tuning. Designed in 0.18μm RF CMOS technology, the proposed VCO achieves a phase noise of -126.2dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset and consumes 1.38mA core current at 1.8-V voltage supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; phase noise; switched capacitor networks; voltage-controlled oscillators; wireless sensor networks; L-C tank; LC VCO; RF CMOS technology; WSN application; current 1.38 mA; digital switched tuning; frequency 1.8 GHz; low power consumption; phase noise; three-bit switching capacitor array; voltage 1.8 V; Inductors; Phase noise; Power demand; Switches; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wireless sensor networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High Speed Intelligent Communication Forum (HSIC), 2012 4th International
  • Conference_Location
    Nanjing, Jiangsu
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0678-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0676-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HSIC.2012.6212980
  • Filename
    6212980