An LCP packaged high-power, high-efficiency CMOS millimeter-wave oscillator

Summary form only given, as follows. This paper, demonstrates for the first time, the performance of a CMOS millimeter-wave oscillator packaged on low-cost organic liquid crystal polymer (LCP). Measurements were taken of the bare die oscillator and the packaged oscillator in order to verify the effects of wire bonding and LCP packaging. The oscillator achieves a peak output power of 4.8 dBm when directly probed and 4.2 dBm when measured on package, with peak dc to rf efficiencies of 11.54% and 9.89%, respectively.