Design sequence for a LC-tank voltage controlled oscillator in CMOS for RF

Author

Do Vale Neto, José Vieira

Author_Institution

Dept. de Sistemas Eletronicos, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil

fYear

2004

fDate

7-11 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

76

Lastpage

81

Abstract

A design sequence for a LC-tank voltage controlled oscillator - VCO - in CMOS for radio frequency is presented in this paper. Details about the design of the components are shown. Among these details, it is a method to reach the active components (transistors) based on simulations using models given by the foundry. A VCO with a frequency range from 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz has been designed to validate the method. Due to access facilities it had been chosen the AMS 0.35 μm CMOS as fabrication technology. The VCO had been fabricated and the measurements done are compatible with the simulations. The good agreement between the measurements and the simulations show that the design sequence is correct.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; radiofrequency integrated circuits; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.35 micron; 2.4 to 2.5 GHz; Austria micro systems; CMOS fabrication technology; LC tank voltage controlled oscillator; RF integrated circuits; VCO; active components; radio frequency integrated circuits; transistors; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Fabrication; Integrated circuit measurements; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Topology; Very large scale integration; Voltage control; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, 2004. SBCCI 2004. 17th Symposium on

Print_ISBN

1-58113-947-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBCCI.2004.241021

Filename

1360548