Title :
1.6 GHz VCO with on-chip inductor and varactor diode
Author :
Gerrits, J.F.M. ; Pardoen, M.D.
Author_Institution :
Centre Suisse d´´Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland
fDate :
2/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using the base-emitter junctions of a bipolar transistor as a varicap diode and an on-chip spiral inductor, a fully integrated bipolar LC VCO realised in an industrial bipolar technology is presented
Keywords :
MMIC oscillators; UHF integrated circuits; UHF oscillators; bipolar MMIC; circuit tuning; varactors; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1.6 GHz; UHF IC; base-emitter junctions; bipolar transistor; industrial bipolar technology; integrated bipolar LC VCO; onchip inductor; spiral inductor; varactor diode; varicap diode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950225
