• DocumentCode
    349774
  • Title

    Design issues towards the integration of passive components in silicon RF VCOs

  • Author

    Kiranas, Aristides ; Papananos, Yannis

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Circuit Design Group, Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1998
  • Firstpage
    311
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the passive devices used in integrated VCOs in the GHz region. On-chip inductors and varactors are presented along with three different configurations of LC tanks. Both theoretical and simulation results are presented along with an example of an integrated VCO design. Finally, comments on phase noise simulation are made
  • Keywords
    UHF integrated circuits; UHF oscillators; elemental semiconductors; inductors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; monolithic integrated circuits; phase noise; silicon; varactors; voltage-controlled oscillators; LC tanks; Si; Si RF VCOs; integrated VCO design; onchip inductors; onchip varactors; passive components; phase noise simulation; Capacitors; Inductors; Local oscillators; Phase noise; RLC circuits; Radio frequency; Silicon; Spirals; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1998 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lisboa
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5008-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.1998.814888
  • Filename
    814888