DocumentCode
3363375
Title
Coplanar SiGe VCO MMICs beyond 20 GHz
Author
Kuhnert, H. ; Heinrich, W.
Author_Institution
Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Berlin, Germany
fYear
2001
fDate
14-14 Sept. 2001
Firstpage
231
Lastpage
233
Abstract
In this paper, a set of state-of-the-art monolithic oscillators using different commercially available SiGe foundry processes, and a research process, are to be presented, Results comprise a 25 GHz oscillator, a 27 GHz VCO, and a 19 GHz VCO. All coplanar MMICs are fully monolithic.
Keywords
Ge-Si alloys; MMIC oscillators; coplanar transmission lines; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit modelling; semiconductor materials; voltage-controlled oscillators; 19 GHz; 20 GHz; 25 GHz; 27 GHz; SiGe; SiGe foundry processes; VCO; coplanar MMICs; coplanar SiGe VCO MMICs; monolithic oscillators; oscillator; research process; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS process; Frequency; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Low-frequency noise; MMICs; Silicon germanium; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2001. Digest of Papers. 2001 Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7129-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMIC.2001.942372
Filename
942372
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