LC-VCO design automation tool for nanometer CMOS technology

Author

Siwiec, Krzysztof ; Borejko, T. ; Pleskacz, Witold A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microelectron. & Optoelectron., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland

fYear

2012

fDate

18-20 April 2012

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

73

Abstract

In this paper a low-voltage LC voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) design automation tool has been presented. The tool is based on design methodology, which takes under consideration trade-offs between power consumption, phase noise and tuning range. NMOS only architecture is considered because of its capability to work with low supply voltages. One of the goals, while creating the tool, was to make it technology independent. This was achieved by creating SKILL scripts that allows fast configuration of design library for specified technology. Trade-offs between power consumption, phase noise and tuning range are analyzed and based on them design flow has been proposed. Finally two design examples in 90 and 130 nm CMOS technology have been presented.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; electronic design automation; low-power electronics; phase noise; power consumption; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; NMOS; SKILL scripts; design library; design methodology; low supply voltages; low-voltage LC voltage-controlled oscillator design automation tool; nanometer CMOS technology; phase noise; power consumption; size 130 nm; size 90 nm; tuning range; Capacitors; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Transistors; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits & Systems (DDECS), 2012 IEEE 15th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tallinn

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1187-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-1186-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DDECS.2012.6219027

Filename

6219027