A 1.1GHz LC VCO with Automatic Amplitude Control for Tuner Applications

为集成调谐器接收机芯片系统设计了一个带自动幅度控制回路的差分结构电容电感压控振荡器.通过采用pMOS管作为有源负阻使振荡器谐振回路可以直接接地电平,减小了寄生效应,扩大了频率调谐的线性及其范围.采用的自动幅度控制AAC回路具有元件少,噪声低,控制灵敏,调节容易,结构简单及设计方便的优点,并保证振荡器电路的性能最小地依赖于环境和制造工艺参数的变化.所设计的压控振荡器采用新加坡特许50GHz 0.35μm SiGe BiCMOS工艺流片,经测试在1MHz频率偏移处达到了-127.27dBc/Hz的相位噪声性能,具有宽的(990～1140MHz)和线性(调谐增益32.4MHz/V)的频率调谐曲线.整个振荡器电路在5V的供电电压下仅消耗6.6mA的电流,可以满足调谐器的应用需要.     

一种低调谐增益变化的宽带电感电容压控振荡器

设计了一个应用于数字电视调谐器的宽带电感电容压控振荡器.该振荡器包含了一个开关可变电容阵列,用以抑制调谐增益的变化.整个电路采用0.18μm CMOS工艺实现.测试结果表明:压控振荡器的频率范围从1.17GHz至2.03GHz(53.8%);调谐增益从69MHz/V变化至93MHz/V,其变化幅度与最大值相比为25.8%;最差相位噪声为-126dBc/Hz@1MHz;在1.5V电源电压下,压控振荡器的功耗约为9mW.     

一种低调谐增益变化的宽带电感电容压控振荡器

设计了一个应用于数字电视调谐器的宽带电感电容压控振荡器.该振荡器包含了一个开关可变电容阵列,用以抑制调谐增益的变化.整个电路采用0.18μm CMOS工艺实现.测试结果表明:压控振荡器的频率范围从1.17GHz至2.03GHz(53.8%);调谐增益从69MHz/V变化至93MHz/V,其变化幅度与最大值相比为25.8%;最差相位噪声为-126dBc/Hz@1MHz;在1.5V电源电压下,压控振荡器的功耗约为9mW.     

基于GaAs工艺的36GHz压控振荡器

利用法国OMMIC公司的0.2μm GaAs PHEMT工艺,设计实现了一个36GHz压控振荡器电路.该电路采用完全差分的调谐振荡器结构,通过引进容性源极耦合差动电流放大器和调谐负载电路,提高了电路的性能.测试表明:该压控振荡器中心频率为36GHz,调谐范围约为800MHz,在偏离中心频率10MHz处的单边带相位噪声为-98.83dBc/Hz.芯片面积为0.5mm×1mm,采用-5V单电源供电,核心单元功耗约为200mW.     

基于GaAs工艺的36GHz压控振荡器

利用法国OMMIC公司的0.2μm GaAs PHEMT工艺,设计实现了一个36GHz压控振荡器电路.该电路采用完全差分的调谐振荡器结构,通过引进容性源极耦合差动电流放大器和调谐负载电路,提高了电路的性能.测试表明:该压控振荡器中心频率为36GHz,调谐范围约为800MHz,在偏离中心频率10MHz处的单边带相位噪声为-98.83dBc/Hz.芯片面积为0.5mm×1mm,采用-5V单电源供电,核心单元功耗约为200mW.     

宽带低相位噪声CMOS环型压控振荡器的设计与研究

采用一种环型电路结构,设计了一个1.3GHz宽带线性压控振荡器.采用 TSMC 0.18μm RF CMOS 工艺,利用 CadenceSpectreRF 完成对电路的仿真.结果显示,在电源电压Vdd =1.8 V 时,控制电压范围为 1.0～1.18 V,频率的变化范围为800 MHz～2.1GHz,相位噪声为-105 dBc/Hz@1 MHz.很好地解决了相位噪声与调谐范围之间的矛盾.     

应用于GSM直接调制发射机的宽带压控振荡器

设计了一个应用于GSM850/EGSM900/DCS1800/PCS1900四频带直接调制锁相环发射机的宽带电感电容压控振荡器,采用温度计编码控制开关电容阵列,获得了宽频率覆盖范围,通过优化获得了良好的相位噪声性能.整个电路采用TSMC 0.18μm工艺实现,工作电压为3 V.仿真结果表明:压控振荡器的频率范围3 055～4 176 MHz(31%),调谐增益19 MHz/V变化至44MHz/V,相对最大调谐增益的变化值为56.8%,频偏20 MHz处相位噪声达到-155.7 dBc/Hz以下,最大功耗30 mW.     

一种低噪声CMOS差分环型压控振荡器的设计和分析

设计和分析了一种高稳定性,宽频带范围,低噪声的差分环型压控振荡器.该电路具有较低的压控增益,较好的线性范围,较低的相位噪声.应用复制偏置电路,对差分环型压控振荡器的控制电压进行复制,以提高对环型压控振荡器电源电压噪声和衬底噪声的抑制.采用0.6 tanCMOS工艺进行模拟仿真,当控制电压从1 V到3.2 V变化时,相应的振荡频率为130 MHz到740 MHz;在偏离中心频率100 kHz,1 MHz频率处的相位噪声为-89 dBc,-110 dBc.     

基于电容补偿的高线性低噪声2.4GHz CMOS LC 压控振荡器

实现了一个基于标准0.18µm CMOS工艺的2.4GHz高线性低噪声交叉耦合LC压控振荡器。基于三段分布式偏置的开关容抗管电路和差分开关电容电路,提出了一种调谐灵敏度补偿结构,减小了压控振荡器的增益变化,获得了高线性度和良好的相位噪声性能。与传统结构的压控振荡器相比,本文提出的压控振荡器在整个频率调谐范围内具有更加恒定的增益。当载波频率为2.42GHz 时,在100kHz和1MHz的频偏处相位噪声分别为-100.96dBc/Hz和-122.63dBc/Hz。工作电压为1.8V时,电路功耗为2.5mW。该压控振荡器面积为500×810 µm2。     

基于CMOS工艺宽带LC压控振荡器研究

设计了一种应用于无线通信系统的宽带电感电容(LC)压控振荡器(VCO),电路采用开关电容阵列获得了宽频率覆盖范围;利用开关可变电容阵列减小了调谐增益变化;并通过采用高品质因数的差分电感和噪声滤波技术获得了低相位噪声.电路设计采用SMIC 0.18 μm CMOS工艺.仿真结果表明:在工作电压为1.8 V时,直流功耗为9 mW,压控振荡器的频率范围870～1500 MHz(53%),调谐增益在67 MHz/V至72 MHz/V之间.相位噪声优于-100 dBc/Hz@100 kHz.     

A fully integrated 5.8 GHz U-NII band 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS VCO

A fully integrated 5.8 GHz CMOS L-C tank voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using a 0.18-/spl mu/m 1P6M standard CMOS process for 5 GHz U-NII band WLAN application is presented. The VCO core circuit uses only PMOS to pursue a better phase noise performance since it has less 1/f noise than NMOS. The measurement is performed by using a FR-4 PCB test fixture. The output frequency of the VCO is from 5860 to 6026 MHz with a 166 MHz tuning range and the phase noise is -96.9 dBc/Hz at 300 kHz (or -110 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz) with V ctrl = 0 V. The power consumption of the VCO excluding buffer amplifiers is 8.1 mW at V/sub DD/ = 1.8 V and the output power is -4 dBm.     

4.2GHz 1.8V CMOS LC压控振荡器

基于Hajimiri提出的VCO相位噪声模型,分析了差分LC VCO电路参数对于相位噪声的影响。根据前面的分析,详细介绍了LC VCO电路的设计方法:包括高Q值片上电感的设计、变容MOS管的设计以及尾电流的选取。采用SMIC 0.18μm 1P6 M、n阱、混合信号CMOS工艺设计了一款4.2GHz 1.8V LC VCO。测试结果表明:当输出频率为4.239GHz时,频偏1MHz处的相位噪声为-101dBc/Hz,频率调节范围为240MHz。     

宽频率范围的单子带压控振荡器设计

基于TSMC 180 nm CMOS工艺,提出了一种振荡频率为2～3 GHz的宽频率范围、低相位噪声的单子带压控振荡器(VCO).采用双平衡吉尔伯特混频结构,将单子带5～6 GHz压控振荡器与固定频率3 GHz压控振荡器进行下混频,可得到振荡频率为2～3 GHz的单子带压控振荡器,实现相对带宽从18.18％到40％的展...     

一种LC全集成、具有对称噪声滤波及宽调节范围的4.8GHz CMOS平衡振荡器

将对称噪声滤波技术应用到4.8GHz LC全集成VCO设计中.该VCO具有很低的相位噪声以及716MHz的调节范围,在SMIC 0.25μm单层多晶、五层金属、n阱 RF CMOS工艺上实现,在2.5V电源电压下工作电流仅为6mA,与常规VCO比较,在相同条件下,噪声性能改善了6dBc/Hz.芯片测试结果表明,在偏离4.8GHz载波1MHz的地方相位噪声为-123.66dBc/Hz,该设计在锁相环及其他消费类电子产品中有广泛应用.     

Fully integrated low phase noise multi-band LC-tank voltage controlled oscillator with switched-capacitor resonator

This paper presents the design and implementation of a fully integrated low noise multi-band LC-tank voltage-controlled-oscillator(VCO).Multi-band operation is achieved by using switched-capacitor resonator.Additional three-bit binary weighted capacitor array is also used to extend frequency tuning range in each band.To lower phase noise,two noise filters are added and a linear varactor is adopted.Implemented in a 0.18 μm complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor(CMOS) process,the VCO achieves a frequency tuning range covering 2.26～2.48 GHz,2.48～2.78 GHz,2.94～3.38 GHz,and 3.45～4.23 GHz while occupies a chip area of 0.52 mm2.With a 1.8 V power supply,it draws a current of 10.9 mA,10.6 mA,8.8 mA,and 6.2 mA from the lowest band to the highest band respectively.The measured phase noise is-109～-120 dBc/Hz and-121～-131 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz and 2.5 MHz offset from the carrier,respectively.     

Dual-band ultra-wide tuning range CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator

A dual-band wide-tuning range LC CMOS voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) topology is proposed. Dual-band operation is realised by employing a double-tuned double-driven transformer as a resonator. The proposed approach eliminates MOS switches, which are typically used in multi-standard oscillators, and thus improves phase noise and tuning range characteristics. The concept is demonstrated through the design of an LC VCO in a standard 0.18 mum CMOS process. Two frequency bands are realised (2.4 and 6 GHz) with 740 MHz tuning range in the first band and 1.56 GHz tuning range in the second band. Operating from a 1.8 V supply, the VCO has a simulated phase noise of -119 dBc/Hz in the 2.4 GHz band and -110 dBc/Hz in the 6 GHz band at 600 KHz offset from the carrier     

8-GHz CMOS quadrature VCO using transformer-based LC tank

A fully integrated quadrature VCO at 8 GHz is presented. The VCO is implemented using a transformer-based LC tank in 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS technology, in which two VCOs are coupled to generate I-Q signals. The VCO is realized employing the drain-gate transformer feedback configuration proposed here. This makes use of the quality factor enhancement in the resonator using a transformer and the deep switching-off technique by controlling gate bias. By turning off switching transistors of the differential VCO core deeply, the phase noise performance is improved more than 10 dB. The measured phase noise values are -110 and -117 dBc/HZ at the offset frequencies of 600 kHz and 1 MHz respectively. The tuning range of 250 MHz is achieved with the control voltage from 0 to 1 V. The VCO draws 8 mA in two differential core circuits from 3 V supply. When the bias voltage goes down to 2.5 V, the phase noise decrease only 2 dB compared to that of 3 V bias. The VCO performances are compared with previously reported quadrature Si VCOs in 5/spl sim/12 GHz frequency range.     

1.9～5.7 GHz宽带低噪声BiCMOS LC VCO

设计了一种宽带、低相位噪声差分LC压控振荡器(VCO)。所设计的电路采用开关电容阵列和开关电感,实现了多波段振荡输出。对负阻环节跨导进行了优化设计,将热噪声控制在最小范围内,同时采用高品质因数片上螺旋电感,以减小电路的噪声干扰。采用台积电(TSMC)0.35μmSiGe BiCMOS工艺制作了流片,并进行了仿真和硬件电路实验。实测结果表明,当调谐电压为0～3.3 V时,可设定VCO工作在6个波段(1.9～2.1 GHz,2.1～2.4 GHz,2.4～3.0 GHz,3.0～3.4 GHz,3.4～4.2 GHz,4.2～5.7 GHz),此6波段连续可调,构成了1.9～5.7 GHz宽带VCO;VCO的中心频率为2.4 GHz、偏离中心频率为1 MHz时实测相位噪声为-111.64 dBc/Hz;在3.3 V电源电压下实测核静态电流约为1.8 mA,从而验证了宽带、低噪声BiCMOS LC VCO设计方案之正确性。     

A 5.6 GHz Low Power Balanced VCO in 0.18 $mu$m CMOS

A 5.6 GHz balanced voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is designed and implemented in a 0.18 mum CMOS 1P6M process. It consists of two single-ended complementary Colpitts LC-tank VCOs coupled by two pairs of varactors. At the supply voltage of 1.2 V, the output phase noise of the VCO is -119.13 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset frequency from the carrier frequency of 5.6 GHz, and the figure of merit is -190.29 dBc/Hz. Total VCO core power consumption is 2.4 mW. Tuning range is about 600 MHz, from 5.36 to 5.96 GHz, while the control voltage was tuned from 0 to 1.2 V.     

A Differentially-Tuned Voltage ControlledOscillator Using Symmetric Transformer

This letter proposes a new voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) topology that cancels common-mode noise by adoption of differential tuning varactor. To suppress common mode noise effectively, a symmetric three-coil transformer is proposed as a differential tuning resonator. The measured phase noise shows -128.7 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset frequency from the 1.2 GHz oscillation frequency. Over the whole frequency range, common-mode noise rejection is larger than 36 dB. Measured tuning range of the proposed VCO is about 204 MHz from the 1.18 GHz to 1.38 GHz while dissipating 1.2 mA at 1.8 V power supply.