Tu3B: Next-Generation CMOS Oscillators for RF and Millimeter-Wave

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Tue 9 Jun | 13:30 - 15:10
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Andrea Bevilacqua
Univ. of Padova
Kimia Ansari
Danger Devices
The papers in the seesion present advanced CMOS VCO architectures achieving wide tuning ranges and state-of-the-art phase noise. Innovations include multi-tap inductors for flicker suppression, harmonic-phase tuning via transformer-based impedance control, balanced inverse-class-F operation, multiphase class-B coupling, and dual-mode series-resonance techniques, delivering high FoM across GHz frequencies with competitive power efficiency.
13:30 - 13:50
Tu3B-1 A Transformer-Based Inverse-Class-F-Like VCO With a Digitally Controlled Common-Mode Impedance Tuner
ABSTRACT
Hyunjoon Kim, Donghyeon Seong, Seungwoo Shim, Sanggeun Jeon
Korea Univ., Korea Univ., Korea Univ., Korea Univ.
13:50 - 14:10
Tu3B-2 A 5.56–9.09 GHz Octa-Core Dual-Mode DCO Based on Multi-Tap Three-Turn Inductor Achieving 195.7 dBc/Hz FoM and Wideband Flicker PN Suppression
ABSTRACT
Jiexi Weng, Liangqi Dong, Yuhao Yang, Guanjun Liu, Liheng Lou, Robert Staszewski, Yizhe Hu
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Univ. College Dublin, Univ. of Science and Technology of China
14:10 - 14:30
Tu3B-3 A 7.0-to-8.6 GHz Balanced Class-F-1 VCO with a Trifilar Transformer-Based Tank Achieving 194.5 dBc/Hz FoM
ABSTRACT
Yunbo Huang, Zunsong Yang, Kai Cheng, Hongyu Ren, Xiaoyu Shan, Li Wang, Yong Chen, Bo Li
Institute of Microelectronics, CAS, Institute of microelectronics, CAS, Institute of microelectronics, CAS, Institute of microelectronics, CAS, Institute of microelectronics, CAS, Institute of microelectronics, CAS, Tsinghua Univ., Institute of Microelectronics,CAS
14:30 - 14:50
Tu3B-4 Harmonically-Coupled, Current‑Sharing 4-Phase and 6-Phase Oscillators in 65 nm CMOS
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Bahram Jafari Akinabad, Samad Sheikhaei, Sankaran Aniruddhan, Shahriar Mirabbasi, Sudip Shekhar
Univ. of British Columbia, Univ. of Tehran, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Univ. of British Columbia, Univ. of British Columbia
14:50 - 15:10
Tu3B-5 A 10.66-to-15.03 GHz Dual-Core Dual-Mode Series Resonance VCO Achieving 209 dBc/Hz FoMTA
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Yichen Liu, Zhenbo Rao, Yan Wang
Tsinghua Univ., Tsinghua Univ., Tsinghua Univ.