Title :
A 13GHz CMOS distributed oscillator using MEMS coupled transmission lines for low phase noise
Author :
Eun-Chul Park ; Euisik Yoon
Author_Institution :
KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
A coupled distributed oscillator is designed using low-loss MEMS coupled transmission lines to achieve phase noise improvement of 7dB, and an additional 2dB improvement is attributed to the MEMS transmission lines. The oscillators are fabricated in a 0.18μm 6M CMOS process, operate with a 1V supply and consume 26mW.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC oscillators; coupled transmission lines; field effect MMIC; micromechanical devices; phase noise; 1 V; 13 GHz; 26 mW; CMOS compatible fabrication; CMOS distributed oscillator; MEMS coupled transmission lines; contact print lithography; coupled distributed oscillator; low phase noise; low-loss transmission lines; CMOS technology; Coupling circuits; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Phase noise; Power transmission lines; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2004. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8267-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2004.1332715
