SiGe bipolar VCO with ultra-wide tuning range at 80 GHz center frequency

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2655-2662

  Pohl, Nils ^a   Rein, Hans Martin ^a   Musch, Thomas ^a   Aufinger, Klaus ^b   Hausner, Josef ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave VCOs; Regenerative frequency divider; SiGe bipolar ICs; Ultra wideband; Voltage controlled oscillators

Indexed keywords

100 GHZ; A-CENTER; CASCODE BUFFERS; CENTER FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY RANGES; LOW POWER; MILLIMETER-WAVE VCOS; OUTPUT LOAD; OUTPUT POWER; POWER CONSUMPTION; REGENERATIVE FREQUENCY DIVIDER; SIGE BIPOLAR; SIGE BIPOLAR ICS; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; TUNING RANGES; ULTRA-WIDE; VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; TUNING; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); VOLTAGE DIVIDERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 70350604593     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2026822     Document Type: Article

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