Title :
A New Regenerative Divider by Four up to 160 GHz in SiGe Bipolar Technology
Author :
Trotta, Saverio ; Knapp, Herbert ; Meister, Thomas F. ; Aufinger, Klaus ; Bock, J. ; Dehlink, Bernhard ; Simburger, Werner ; Scholtz, Arpad L.
Author_Institution :
Infineon Technol. AG, Munich
Abstract :
A new topology for a very high speed regenerative divider by four is proposed. The circuit uses a double mixer to directly divide the input frequency by four. A validation chip has been developed in a 225 GHz fT SiGe bipolar technology. The circuit operates in a frequency range from 80 GHz to 160 GHz while consuming a 650 mW from a -5.5 V supply
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; bipolar transistor circuits; frequency dividers; millimetre wave mixers; -5.5 V; 650 mW; 80 to 160 GHz; Gilbert cell; Miller divider; SiGe; double mixer; frequency dividers; regenerative divider; semiconductor bipolar technology; very high speed integrated circuit; CMOS technology; Circuit topology; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Instruments; Legged locomotion; Low pass filters; Silicon germanium; Gilbert cell; Miller divider; SiGe; frequency dividers; regenerative divider;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9541-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249708
