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Abstract | ||
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This paper describes the design considerations and performance of the highest frequency phase-locked loop (PLL) reported to date. The PLL was fabricated in a 0.13-μm SiGe BiCMOS process and integrates on a single die: a fundamental-frequency 86-92 GHz Colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a differential push-push 160-GHz Colpitts VCO with two differential outputs at 80 GHz, a programmable divider chain, the charge pump, and all loop filter components. It achieves the lowest W- and D-band phase noise of -93 dBc/Hz at 90 GHz and -87.5 dBc/Hz at 163 GHz, both measured at a 100 kHz offset, and demonstrates an extended locking range of 80-100 GHz at the fundamental frequency, and 160-169 GHz at the second harmonic output of the push-push VCO. The single-ended PLL output power is -3 dBm at 90 GHz and -25 dBm at 164 GHz. The chip consumes 1.25 W from 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V supplies and occupies 1.1 mm × 1.7 mm, including pads. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2011 | 10.1109/JSSC.2011.2117050 | J. Solid-State Circuits |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
dual w-band pll,sige bicmos,programmable divider chain,power 1.25 w,sige,voltage-controlled oscillators,frequency 100 khz,phased-locked loop,single die,charge pump circuits,d-band pll,lo distribution,dividing circuits,colpitts voltage-controlled oscillator,voltage 3.3 v,second harmonic output,charge pump,bicmos integrated circuits,voltage 1.8 v,frequency 86 ghz to 92 ghz,phase-noise,all loop filter component,phase locked loops,vco,divider chain,d-band,differential push-push colpitts vco,phase-locked loop,filters,locking range,mm-wave ics,frequency 160 ghz to 169 ghz,bicmos process,ge-si alloys,w-band,voltage 2.5 v,size 0.13 mum,chip,bandwidth,phase locked loop,second harmonic,capacitors,fundamental frequency,phase noise,d band,phase lock loop,oscillations,voltage controlled oscillator | Colpitts oscillator,Phase-locked loop,D band,Computer science,Harmonic,Phase noise,W band,Voltage-controlled oscillator,Electronic engineering,dBc,Electrical engineering | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
46 | 5 | 0018-9200 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
5 | 0.84 | 10 |
Authors | ||
7 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahriar Shahramian | 1 | 52 | 8.26 |
| Adam Hart | 2 | 5 | 0.84 |
| Alexander Tomkins | 3 | 75 | 11.05 |
| Anthony Chan Carusone | 4 | 269 | 42.19 |
| Patrice Garcia | 5 | 32 | 7.18 |
| P. Chevalier | 6 | 540 | 50.49 |
| Sorin P. Voinigescu | 7 | 221 | 53.57 |