A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range

H.M. Cheema; R. Mahmoudi; M.A.T. Sanduleanu; A.H.M. Roermund, van

doi:10.1109/RFIC.2008.4561521

A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range

H.M. Cheema, R. Mahmoudi, M.A.T. Sanduleanu, A.H.M. Roermund, van

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This paper presents a low power, low phase noise mm-wave voltage controlled oscillator. The VCO can be tuned from 41 to 44.5 GHz (8% tuning range) and utilizes a differential tuning mechanism based on varactors and fixed MIM capacitors. Fabricated in a bulk CMOS 65 nm technology, it consumes 3.6 mW and exhibits a phase noise of -106 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from a 41.2 GHz carrier. The resulting FOM is -192.7 dBc/Hz, which is the best reported value for VCOs operating above 40 GHz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the EEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008 : RFIC 2008 ; June 15 - 17, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; [held at] Microwave Week
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	649-652
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-1808-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2008.4561521
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Cheema, H. M., Mahmoudi, R., Sanduleanu, M. A. T., & Roermund, van, A. H. M. (2008). A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range. In Proceedings of the EEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008 : RFIC 2008 ; June 15 - 17, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; [held at] Microwave Week (pp. 649-652). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2008.4561521

Cheema, H.M. ; Mahmoudi, R. ; Sanduleanu, M.A.T. et al. / A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range. Proceedings of the EEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008 : RFIC 2008 ; June 15 - 17, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; [held at] Microwave Week. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008. pp. 649-652

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A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range. / Cheema, H.M.; Mahmoudi, R.; Sanduleanu, M.A.T. et al.
Proceedings of the EEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008 : RFIC 2008 ; June 15 - 17, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; [held at] Microwave Week. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008. p. 649-652.

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Cheema HM, Mahmoudi R, Sanduleanu MAT, Roermund, van AHM. A 44.5 GHz differntially tuned VCO in 65nm bulk CMOS with 8% tuning range. In Proceedings of the EEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008 : RFIC 2008 ; June 15 - 17, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; [held at] Microwave Week. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2008. p. 649-652 doi: 10.1109/RFIC.2008.4561521

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