A quarter-micron CMOS, 1GHz VCO/prescaler-set for very low power applications

被引:16
作者
Pfaff, D [1 ]
Huang, QT [1 ]
机构
[1] ETH Zentrum, Integrated Syst Lab, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
来源
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE 1999 CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE | 1999年
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D O I
10.1109/CICC.1999.777364
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A VCO and a prescaler designed for wireless applications with very low power consumption requirements are presented. The VCO has a phase noise of -111dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset from a 1GHz carrier and a tuning range of 18% while consuming only 250 mu A from a 2.5V supply. The 64/65 dual modulus prescaler operates at the same frequency with only 0.9mW. Both circuits are integrated in 0.25 mu m standard CMOS.
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页码:649 / 652
页数:4
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