Low-power LC-tank-reused injection-locked frequency multiplier

Author

Chirn Chye Boon ; Kiat Seng Yeo ; Manh Anh Do ; Yannan Miao

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2011

fDate

7-10 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper a new topology of injection-locked frequency multiplier (ILFM) with high conversion gain and low power consumption is proposed. This new topology is employed to design a multiply-by-2 (×2) ILFM with differential input. The ILFM consists of a double-balanced Gilbert-cell mixer and an injection-locked oscillator (ILO) with only one LC tank. Equations of the ILFM´s operation range and conversion gain will be derived mathematically. The circuit was fabricated in 0.18 μm CMOS technology. At a supply voltage of 1.8 V, the measured total power consumption is 6.66 mW. With an input power of 0 dBm, the ILFM has a conversion gain from -0.4 dB to 4.5 dB and its output-frequency range is from 12 GHz to 16.4 GHz.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; frequency multipliers; injection locked oscillators; low-power electronics; microwave mixers; CMOS technology; LC-tank-reused injection-locked frequency multiplier; conversion gain; double-balanced Gilbert-cell mixer; frequency 12 GHz to 16.4 GHz; injection-locked oscillator; low-power frequency multiplier; multiply-by-2 ILFM; power 6.66 mW; size 0.18 mum; voltage 1.8 V; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Voltage measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2011 IEEE 54th International Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Seoul

ISSN

1548-3746

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-856-3

Electronic_ISBN

1548-3746

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.2011.6026401

Filename

6026401