Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of phase noise in multiphase LC oscillators, and measurement results for several CMOS quadrature-voltage-controlled-oscillators (QVCOs) working in the 2-GHz frequency range. The phase noise data for a so-called BS-QVCO (- 140 dBc/Hz or less at 3 MHz frequency offset from the carrier, for a power consumption of 20.8 mW and a figure-of-merit of 184 dBc/Hz) show that phase noise performances are close to the previously derived limits. A systematic cause of departure from ideal quadrature between QVCO signals is also analyzed and measured experimentally, and a compact LC-tank layout that removes this source of phase error is proposed. A TS-QVCO designed with this technique shows a phase-noise figure-of-merit improvement of 4 dB, compared to a previous implementation. The measured equivalent phase error for all QVCOs is between 0.6degrees and 1degrees.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | I E E E Journal of Solid State Circuits |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1883-1893 |
| ISSN | 0018-9200 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
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- quadrature signal generation
- RF
- CMOS
- phase noise
- voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs)