Ground pattern for improved characteristics of spiral RF transformers on silicon

被引:3
作者
Ng, KT [1 ]
Rejaei, B [1 ]
Burghartz, JN [1 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, DIMES, Microwave Components Grp, Lab Elect Components Technol & Mat, NL-2628 CT Delft, Netherlands
来源
2001 TOPICAL MEETING ON SILICON MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN RF SYSTEMS, DIGEST OF PAPERS | 2001年
关键词
integrated transformers; ground pattern; maximum available gain; quality factor; mutual coupling factor;
D O I
10.1109/SMIC.2001.942344
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The maximum available gain is used to evaluate the quality of transformers similarly to that of active devices. A highly structured patterned ground shield is shown to improve the frequency response of the maximum available gain of a transformer at high frequencies.
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页码:75 / 78
页数:4
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