A 23.4-27.6 GHz 'Zig-Zag' VCO with Continuous Frequency Switching for FMCW Radars

Yuri Lu, Chunqi Shi, Jinge Li, Runxi Zhang, Hao Deng, Jinghong Chen

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Abstract

This paper presents a continuous frequency switching zig-zag voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to overcome the frequency discontinuity problem during the band switching process in multi-band wideband VCOs. Complementary PMOS and NMOS varactors are explored to realize opposite VCO tuning gains with high linearity. The VCO reduces the nonlinearity of the transmitted chirp in frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radars, improving the range resolution. Implemented in a 40-nm CMOS technology, the proposed zig-zag multi-band VCO shows a simulated maximum peak frequency error of 10 MHz over 23.4-27.6 GHz frequency range, a-106.6 dBc/Hz phase noise at 1 MHz offset, and a-183.1 dBc/Hz FoM while consuming 12.69 mW power.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3355-3358
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665484855
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022 - Austin, United States
Duration: 27 May 20221 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2022-May
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period27/05/221/06/22

Keywords

  • FMCW
  • Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)
  • multi-band VCO
  • phase noise
  • tuning range
  • zig-zag

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