基于0.18μm CMOS工艺的环形行波振荡器

环形行波振荡器（rotary traveling-wave oscillators, RTWOs）是近年提出的一种基于传输线的新型千兆赫兹时钟生成技术,但研究表明该技术同样适用于压控振荡器设计。与普通LC振荡电路不同,环形行波振荡器可以很方便地产生幅度一致的差分多相（360o）振荡信号。本文基于SMIC 0.18μm CMOS工艺设计实现了一个工作于5.8GHz频段的环形行波振荡器,文中同时给出了仿真结果和测试结果。芯片大小为1.5×1.5 mm2。测试结果表明环形行波振荡器实际振荡频率为5.285GHz,相应输出功率6.68dBm,距离载波1MHz处相位噪声为-102dBc/Hz。     

Rotary traveling-wave oscillator design using 0.18μm CMOS

正A rotary traveling-wave oscillator(RTWO) targeted at 5.8 GHz band operation is designed and fabricated using standard 0.18μm CMOS technology.Both simulation and measurement results are presented.The chip size including pads is 1.5×1.5 mm~2.The measured output power at a frequency of 5.285 GHz is 6.68 dBm,with a phase noise of-102 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from the carrier.