• DocumentCode
    3441649
  • Title

    Design procedures for millimetre wave MMIC voltage controlled oscillators [using pHEMTs]

  • Author

    Garner, P.J. ; Howes, M.J. ; Snowden, C.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Leeds Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    885
  • Abstract
    A design procedure for millimetre wave MMIC VCOs is presented. The design uses a hierarchical breakdown of the sections of the oscillator and highlights components that should remain fixed and components which can be used to vary the oscillator performance. The method also demonstrates the use of contours of the simulated small signal conductance which are shown to be an excellent starting point for the design.
  • Keywords
    HEMT integrated circuits; field effect MIMIC; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; millimetre wave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; contours; hierarchical breakdown; millimetre wave MMIC oscillators; oscillator performance; pHEMTs; simulated small signal conductance; voltage controlled oscillators; Admittance; Circuit simulation; Filters; Frequency; Impedance; MMICs; Negative feedback; Signal synthesis; Transmission lines; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602941
  • Filename
    602941