A 16-GHZ CMOS differential colpitis VCO for DS-UWB and 60-GHz direct-conversion receiver applications

C. C. Lee, H. R. Chuang, C. L. Lu

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Abstract

A 16-GHz CMOS differential Colpitis VCO fabricated with the 0.18 μm 1P6M process is presented. The 16-GH: VCO is a good choice for the local oscillator (LO) circuit of the UWB or 60-GHz WPAN direct conversion receiver. The VCO is composed of a PMOS transistor-pair core circuit and two source follower output buffers. The VCO can operate at 16.5 GHz and the measured phase noise at 1-MHz offset is - 115 dBc/Hz. The power consumption of the VCO core is 12.6 mW. Compared with previous reported works, this VCO has an output power of -0.9 dBm and about 800-mV output peak-to-peak voltage swing of the VCO core at 16.5 GHz.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2489-2492
Number of pages4
JournalMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume49
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007 Oct

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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