A 140-GHz fundamental mode voltage-controlled oscillator in 90-nm CMOS technology

Author

Cao, Changhua ; O, Kenneth K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL

Volume

16

Issue

10

fYear

2006

Firstpage

555

Lastpage

557

Abstract

Fundamental mode voltage-controlled oscillators in F-band (90-140GHz) were fabricated using the UMC 90-nm logic CMOS process. The maximum operating frequencies of these three oscillators are 110, 123, and 140GHz, respectively. The 140-GHz voltage controlled oscillator provides -22 to -19-dBm output power, a frequency tuning range of 1.2GHz and phase noise of -85dBc/Hz at 2-MHz offset from the carrier, while consuming 8mA from a 1.2-V supply

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1.2 V; 8 mA; 90 nm; 90 to 140 GHz; CMOS technology; F-band range; UMC logic CMOS proces; complementary metal oxide silicon; millimeter-wave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillator; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Fingers; Frequency; Inductors; Microwave transistors; Millimeter wave technology; Silicon; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Complementary metal oxide silicon (CMOS); millimeter-wave; voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2006.882385

Filename

1704861