• DocumentCode
    788216
  • Title

    40 GHz 7.9 mW low-power frequency divider IC using self-aligned selective-epitaxial-growth SiGe HBTs

  • Author

    Hayami, R. ; Washio, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Japan
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    7/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    707
  • Lastpage
    709
  • Abstract
    A low-power current-mode-logic frequency divider integrated circuit (IC) that operated at 40 GHz with a power consumption of 7.9 mW per master-slave flip-flop was fabricated using 0.2 μm self-aligned selective-epitaxial-growth SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors. This IC also operated at 35 GHz from a supply voltage of -2.2 V. To the authors´ knowledge this IC consumes the least power of any for operation in the millimetre-waveband that have appeared to date
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; bipolar logic circuits; current-mode logic; flip-flops; frequency dividers; heterojunction bipolar transistors; low-power electronics; semiconductor materials; 0.2 micron; 40 GHz; 7.9 mW; SiGe; current-mode-logic frequency divider; low-power frequency divider IC; master-slave flip-flop; millimetre-waveband; power consumption; self-aligned selective-epitaxial-growth HBTs; supply voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20020474
  • Filename
    1019825