Abstract
A Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented for low-power and low-phase-noise applications. The current efficiency of the proposed VCO is improved through gm-enhanced and current-reuse techniques. In addition, a clover-shaped inductor is employed to mitigate electromagnetic interference (EMI) effects. The VCO is implemented in a 0.18-μm CMOS process and is shown to operate at frequencies of 2.34 to 2.55 GHz with a tuning range of 8.6%. The prototype has a power dissipation of 1.4 mW and achieves a phase noise of-122.85 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz frequency offset.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 8678442 |
Pages (from-to) | 733-737 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 May |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering