Abstract:
A 4.3-GHz voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) using an addressable array of cross-coupled minimum size NMOS transistor pairs for post fabrication selection is demonstrate...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
A 4.3-GHz voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) using an addressable array of cross-coupled minimum size NMOS transistor pairs for post fabrication selection is demonstrated in 65-nm CMOS. An algorithm based on Hamming distance using the phase noise measurements of ~1,500 array combinations was used to identify combinations that have record phase noise of -130dBc/Hz at 1-MHz offset from a 4.3-GHz carrier, while consuming 5.2 mW from a 1-V supply. The operating frequency of circuits using post fabrication selection in its high frequency path is increased to 5 GHz.
Published in: 2016 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI-Circuits)
Date of Conference: 15-17 June 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 22 September 2016
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