• DocumentCode
    825589
  • Title

    94 GHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator With 5.8% Tuning Range in Bulk CMOS

  • Author

    Zhang, Ning ; O, Kenneth K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    548
  • Lastpage
    550
  • Abstract
    A 94 GHz fundamental mode voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is demonstrated using low leakage transistors in a 65 nm digital CMOS process with six metal layers. It achieves a tuning range of 5.8% and phase noise of -106 dBc/Hz at 10 MHz offset from a 94.9 GHz carrier. The output power varies between -4 and -8 dBm over the tuning range. The VCO draws 6 mA bias current from a 1.5 V supply and 6 mA from a 0.8 V supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; circuit tuning; transistors; voltage-controlled oscillators; current 6 mA; digital CMOS process; frequency 10 MHz; frequency 94 GHz; frequency 94.9 GHz; low leakage transistor; size 65 nm; tuning range; voltage 0.8 V; voltage 1.5 V; voltage controlled oscillator; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; MOSFETs; Parasitic capacitance; Phase noise; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wideband; CMOS; W-band; millimeter-wave (mm-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.2008.2001019
  • Filename
    4588996