Title :
A Novel Stacked Design of a LC VCO-Prescaler Combination in Sub-Micron PDSOI CMOS
Author_Institution :
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Building, University College Dublin, Befield, Dublin 4, Rep. of Ireland. Email: kmistry@ee.ucd.ie
Abstract :
The work described in this paper extends the novel idea of stacking circuit blocks in a PDSOI CMOS technology. Two of the most crucial (and yet power hungry) components of a frequency synthesiser, namely a prescaler and VCO, are cascaded in a current-mode fashion with an extended power supply beyond that quoted for the technology. Results show the combination to function at 2GHz with VDD = 6.5V and the circuit stack to sit on a 5mA current source.
Keywords :
CMOS technology; Circuit synthesis; Frequency synthesizers; Integrated circuit synthesis; Isolation technology; Power supplies; Silicon on insulator technology; Stacking; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. MWSCAS '06. 49th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Juan, PR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0172-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2006.382150
