A 5.5 GHz VCO with Low-Frequency Noise Suppression

저주파 잡음이 억압된 5.5 GHz 전압제어발진기

  • Lee J.Y (SiGe Team Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Bae B.C. (SiGe Team Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Lee S.H. (SiGe Team Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Kang J.Y (SiGe Team Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Kim B.W. (SiGe Team Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ;
  • Oh S.H (Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2004.06.01

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of the new current-current negative feedback (CCNF) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), which suppresses 1/f induced low-frequency noise. By means of the CCNF, the high-frequency noise as well as the low-frequency noise is prevented from being converted into phase noise. The proposed CCNF VCO shows 11-dB reduction in phase noise at 10 kHz offset, compared with the conventional differential VCO. The phase noise of the proposed VCO is -87 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset frequency from 5.5-GHz carrier. The proposed VCO consumes 14.0 mA at 2.0 V supply voltage, and shows single-ended output power of -12.0 dBm.

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