Standing-wave transmission-line-resonator VCO for E-band Applications

Author

Li, Ming ; Amaya, Rony E. ; Momciu, Adrian

fYear

2011

fDate

18-19 April 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, a fully integrated 42-GHz VCO in 90 nm CMOS is described. This VCO is designed for use in licensed E-band (i.e., 81-86 GHz) transceiver systems. In contrast to conventional LC-VCO topologies, a standing wave transmission line resonator instead of a lumped LC tank is employed to provide an extended output frequency range and relatively low phase noise. A slow wave coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure was used as the transmission line to reduce conductor and radiation losses and to minimize substrate attenuation. Both simulation and chip measurements show good VCO performance. Wide tuning range (1.7-GHz) and low phase noise (-102-dBc/Hz at 1MHz) were achieved. The paper also discusses design criteria and testing strategies.

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; coplanar waveguides; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave oscillators; millimetre wave resonators; phase noise; radio transceivers; voltage-controlled oscillators; E-band tranceiver; chip measurements; frequency 1.7 GHz; frequency 42 GHz; frequency 81 GHz to 86 GHz; lumped LC tank; phase noise; radiation loss; size 90 nm; slow wave coplanar waveguide structure; standing-wave transmission-line-resonator VCO; substrate attenuation minimization; CMOS integrated circuits; Phase noise; Resonant frequency; Transmission line measurements; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS VCO; E-band application; millimeter wave; standing-wave resonator; transmission line;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2011 IEEE 12th Annual

Conference_Location

Clearwater Beach, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-081-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAMICON.2011.5872878

Filename

5872878