Title :
New low-power GHz-range resonance-ring ICO/VCO
Author :
Tchamov, Nikolay ; Jarske, Petri
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Lab., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
The proposed new monolithic ring-oscillator-core is faster and requires less voltage and power supply for developing twice the amplitude at higher frequencies. Also it has a simpler control than the existing ones. Based on a 0.8 μm BiCMOS technology (17 GHz NPN) and also widely using low-Q inductors on silicon, the proposed resonance ring ICO/VCO develops 3×9 GHz with 800 mV amplitude, from only 1.2 volt and 5.4 mW, with a control ability of 100 MHz/mA. It is suitable for very-high-speed communication and computer applications
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC oscillators; elemental semiconductors; silicon; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.8 micron; 1.2 V; 27 GHz; 5.4 mW; 800 mV; 9 GHz; BiCMOS technology; GHz range operation; SHF; Si; current-controlled oscillator; low power operation; low-Q inductors; monolithic ring-oscillator-core; resonance-ring ICO/VCO; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Communication system control; Computer applications; Frequency; Inductors; Power supplies; Resonance; Silicon; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 1996. ICECS '96., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rodos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3650-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1996.582839
