Abstract
An injection-locked frequency divider (ILFD) is utilized to divide the frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). We propose an ILFD that can be directly connected to a VCO by minimizing the input capacitance of the input nodes. The capacitance is reduced by limiting the number of MOSFETs connected to the injection nodes. We fabricated a 54 GHz divide-by-4 ILFD using 65 nm CMOS technology whose core area is 60 × 90 μm2. By limiting the number of driven MOSFETs and reducing the parasitic capacitance, a locking range of 430 MHz is achieved at a -20 dBm input. The power consumption is 21 mW with a 1.2 V supply and the phase noise is -120 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz offset.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2015 - Proceedings |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 103-105 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781467377942 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 8 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2015 - Sendai, Japan Duration: 2015 Aug 26 → 2015 Aug 28 |
Other
Other | IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Sendai |
Period | 15/8/26 → 15/8/28 |
Keywords
- Differential amplifier
- Differential injection
- Millimeter wave
- Ring oscillator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering