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A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source

Chen Pufeng, Li Zhiqiang, Huang Shuilong, Zhang Haiying and Ye Tianchun

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Abstract: A fully integrated 3GHz low-power and low-phase-noise voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with a self-biasing current source was implemented in a standard 0.18μm CMOS process.A trade-off between noise and power was realized through the optimization of the improved current source.The VCO can be tuned from 2.83 to 3.25GHz with a 13.8% tuning range.The measured phase noise at 1MHz offset is -111dBc/Hz at a frequency of 3.22GHz while the core circuit draws less than 2mA from a 1.8V supply voltage.These results make the circuit suitable for a 5GHz wireless local area network (WLAN) receiver and 3.4 to 3.6GHz world interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) application.

Key words: 3GHz LC VCOphase noiseself-biasing current sourceCMOS

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    Received: 18 August 2015 Revised: 03 July 2008 Online: Published: 01 November 2008

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      Chen Pufeng, Li Zhiqiang, Huang Shuilong, Zhang Haiying, Ye Tianchun. A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2008, In Press. Chen P F, Li Z Q, Huang S L, Zhang H Y, Ye T C. A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source[J]. J. Semicond., 2008, 29(11): 2106.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Chen Pufeng, Li Zhiqiang, Huang Shuilong, Zhang Haiying, Ye Tianchun. A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2008, In Press.

      Chen P F, Li Z Q, Huang S L, Zhang H Y, Ye T C. A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source[J]. J. Semicond., 2008, 29(11): 2106.
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      A 3GHz Low-Power and Low-Phase-Noise LC VCO with a Self-Biasing Current Source

      • Received Date: 2015-08-18
      • Accepted Date: 2008-05-05
      • Revised Date: 2008-07-03
      • Published Date: 2008-11-11

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