Title :
Low phase noise, low power IC VCOs for 5-8 GHz wireless applications
Author :
Jacobsson, H. ; Gevorgian, S. ; Mokhtari, M. ; Hansson, B. ; Hedenas, C. ; Lewin, T. ; Rabe, W. ; Schuppen, A.
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Microwave Syst., Molndal, Sweden
Abstract :
A set of fully integrated VCOs in the 5-8 GHz frequency range has been designed and manufactured in Si/SiGe-HBT technology. A minimum phase noise of -100 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz off-carrier was measured for 2 V supply voltage and 6 mW power consumption.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; heterojunction bipolar transistors; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; phase noise; semiconductor materials; transceivers; voltage-controlled oscillators; 16 mW; 2 V; 5 to 8 GHz; Si-SiGe; Si/SiGe HBT technology; low power IC; phase noise; voltage controlled oscillator; wireless communication; Frequency; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Inductors; Phase noise; Power integrated circuits; Semiconductor device manufacture; Silicon germanium; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.863284
