A Dual-Modulus Frequency Divider up to 128 GHz in SiGe BiCMOS Technology

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Ergintav, Arzu [1 ]
Herzel, Frank [1 ]
Korndoerfer, Falk [1 ]
Mausolf, Thomas [1 ]
Kissinger, Dietmar [2 ]
Fischer, Gunter [1 ]
机构
[1] IHP Leibniz Inst Innovat Mikroelekt, Technol Pk 25, D-15236 Frankfurt, Oder, Germany
[2] Univ Ulm, Inst Elektron Bauelemente & Schaltungen, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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frequency divider; SiGe HBT; dual-modulus divider; phase-locked loop; millimeter-wave radar; LOW-POWER; CMOS;
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This paper describes a 2/3 dual-modulus frequency divider operating up to an input frequency of 128 GHz. It is built with emitter-coupled logic (ECL) based d-type flip-flops (DFFs) and AND gates, where the AND gates are merged with the input stages of the DFFs. Inductive shunt peaking is implemented to boost the speed performance. The dual-modulus divider consumes 28mA from a 3.3V supply. It is produced with the IHP's next generation SiGe:C BiCMOS technology SG13G3 with f(t)/f(max) values of 470 GHz/610 GHz. The circuit constitutes a key component of a fully programmable frequency divider which is essential in phase-locked loops for mmWave communication and radar systems.
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