Title :
A 1GHz, 1.5V Monolithic LC Oscillator in 1-μm CMOS
Author :
Basedau, Philipp ; Huang, Qiuting
Author_Institution :
Integrated Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The feasibility of implementing a monolithic CMOS oscillator is investigated. Back-etching the substrate under the inductor spiral on chip can improve its quality factor substantially, resulting in an LC oscillator running at 985MHz while consuming 11mA from 1.5V.
Keywords :
Active inductors; CMOS technology; Circuits; Coils; Costs; Etching; Oscillators; Q factor; Silicon; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1994. ESSCIRC '94. Twentieth European
Conference_Location :
Ulm, Germany
Print_ISBN :
2-86332-160-9
