Title :
High-efficiency low-voltage 24GHz VCO in 130nm CMOS for FMCW radar applications
Author :
Hossain, M. ; Pursche, Udo ; Meliani, Chafik ; Heinrich, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. (FBH), Leibniz-Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A high-efficiency CMOS voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with cross-coupled topology in 130nm IBM-CMOS process is presented. The VCO delivers 4dBm output power, with 13% tuning range. It offers both coarse and fine tuning functions and consumes 43mW from a 2 volts power supply.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; CW radar; FM radar; circuit tuning; microwave integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; FMCW radar applications; IBM-CMOS process; coarse tuning functions; cross-coupled topology; fine tuning functions; high-efficiency low-voltage VCO; power 43 mW; size 130 nm; voltage 2 V; voltage controlled oscillator; CMOS integrated circuits; Frequency measurement; Power generation; Tuning; Varactors; Voltage measurement; Voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS; Cross Coupled; Integrated circuit; Local Oscillator (LO); Voltage Controlled Oscillator;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2013 European
Conference_Location :
Nuremberg
