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15 GHz quadrature voltage controlled oscillator in 130 nm CMOS technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2011

Paolo Lucchi ,
Davide Dermit ,
Gilles Jacquemod ,
Jean Baptiste Begueret  and
Mattia Borgarino
Paolo Lucchi
Affiliation:
DII, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Phone: +39 059 205 61 68. IMS Laboratory, University of Bordeaux 1, Talence, France.
Davide Dermit
Affiliation:
DII, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Phone: +39 059 205 61 68.
Gilles Jacquemod
Affiliation:
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, LEAT Laboratory, Valbonne, France.
Jean Baptiste Begueret
Affiliation:
IMS Laboratory, University of Bordeaux 1, Talence, France.
Mattia Borgarino*
Affiliation:
DII, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Phone: +39 059 205 61 68.
*
Corresponding author: M. Borgarino Email: mattia.borgarino@unimore.it
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Abstract

This paper reports a 15 GHz quadrature voltage controlled oscillator (QVCO) designed in a 130 nm CMOS technology. The phase noise performance of the QVCO and of a phase locked loop (PLL) where the QVCO was inserted were compared with the literature and with telecom standards and commercial products for broadcast satellite applications.

Keywords

DVBSCMOSQVCOPLLdesignphase noise
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 3 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 627 - 631
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2011

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