A 122-242 GHz Dynamic Frequency Divider in an Advanced BiCMOS Technology

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作者
Sene, Badou [1 ,2 ]
Knapp, Herbert [1 ]
Reiter, Daniel [1 ,2 ]
Pohl, Nils [2 ]
机构
[1] Infineon Technol AG, Campeon 1-15, D-85579 Neubiberg, Germany
[2] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Univ Str 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
来源
2020 15TH EUROPEAN MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE (EUMIC) | 2021年
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
dynamic divider; SiGe; HBT;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper a divide-by-2 dynamic frequency divider design in an advanced BiCMOS technology is presented. It operates from 122 GHz to 242 GHz, resulting in a bandwidth of 120GHz and draws 47.2mA from a 3.3V supply. The divider including bias circuits consumes an area 130 mu m x 130 mu m. To demonstrate the operation at higher frequencies a fundamental oscillator with a divide-by-4 divider chain is introduced. The oscillator delivers a signal at 242 GHz that has sufficient power to demonstrate the operation of the dynamic divider chain, which contains a second divider stage, optimized for lower frequencies.
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