학술논문

A wide tuning range CMOS VCO using variable inductor
Document Type
Conference
Source
Digest of Papers. 2004 Topical Meeting onSilicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2004. Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2004. Digest of Papers. 2004 Topical Meeting on. :278-281 2004
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Voltage-controlled oscillators
Inductors
Spirals
Tuning
Inductance
Magnetic flux
Conductors
Phase noise
Circuit optimization
Actuators
Language
Abstract
The paper presents a novel wide tuning range CMOS VCO using an on-chip variable inductor as an additional variable element to extend tuning range. The VCO was fabricated using standard 0.35 /spl mu/m CMOS process with three metal layers, and could be tuned widely from 2.13 GHz to 3.28 GHz without degradation of phase noise.