Title :
Coplanar SiGe VCO MMICs beyond 20 GHz
Author :
Kuhnert, H. ; Heinrich, W.
Author_Institution :
Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Berlin, Germany
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/SMIC.2001.942372
