Large-signal analysis of MOS varactors in CMOS -G/sub m/ LC VCOs |
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Authors: | Bunch R.L. Raman S. |
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Affiliation: | RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, NC, USA; |
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Abstract: | MOS varactors are used extensively as tunable elements in the tank circuits of RF voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) based on submicrometer CMOS technologies. MOS varactor topologies include conventional D = S = B connected, inversion-mode (I-MOS), and accumulation-mode (A-MOS) structures. When incorporated into the VCO tank circuit, the large-signal swing of the VCO output oscillation modulates the varactor capacitance in time, resulting in a VCO tuning curve that deviates from the dc tuning curve of the particular varactor structure. This paper presents a detailed analysis of this large-signal effect. Simulated results are compared to measurements for an example 2.5-GHz complementary -G/sub m/ LC VCO using I-MOS varactors implemented in 0.35-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. |
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