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This letter presents a lower phase noise voltage‐controlled oscillator (VCO) uses two differential amplifiers in cross‐coupled feedback and is named as a buffer‐reused VCO in the TSMC standard 0.18 μm SiGe… Click to show full abstract
This letter presents a lower phase noise voltage‐controlled oscillator (VCO) uses two differential amplifiers in cross‐coupled feedback and is named as a buffer‐reused VCO in the TSMC standard 0.18 μm SiGe BiCMOS processes. The die area is 1.1 × 1.2 mm2. The first amplifier uses HBT stacking on nMOSFET and the second amplifier uses nMOS amplifier. Its power consumption of 2.65 mW with output buffer current, the phase noise is −128.81 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset frequency from the center frequency 4.19 GHz. The figure of merit (FOM) is −194.08 dBc/Hz.
Journal Title: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Year Published: 2021
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