A Low Phase Noise Ka-Band Voltage Controlled Oscillator Using 0.15 μm GaAs pHEMT Technology

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作者
Kao, H. L. [1 ]
Shih, S. P. [1 ]
Yeh, C. S. [1 ]
Chang, L. C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Chang Gung Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
[2] Ming Chi Univ Technol Technol, Dept Mat Engn, Taipei, Taiwan
来源
2012 IEEE 15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DESIGN AND DIAGNOSTICS OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS & SYSTEMS (DDECS) | 2012年
关键词
phase noise; GaAs pHEMT; voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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摘要
A low phase noise, low dissipated power and small sized Ka-band voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), using dual cross-coupled pair configuration and capacitance-splitting technique is presented. The Ka-band VCO circuit uses 0.15 mu m GaAs pHEMT technology. The VCO has low phase noise, of -116.36 dBc/Hz, at a 1 MHz offset and can be tuned from 30.5 to 31.22 GHz. The figure of merit (FOM) is -192.36 dBc/Hz. The power consumption of the VCO with 1.04 mm(2) chip area was 24 mW, from a 1 V power supply.
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