A Wide Tuning Range and Low Phase Noise Quotient Frequency Synthesizer for Multiband Millimeter-Wave Applications

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Abstract

This paper presents an integer-N quotient frequency synthesizer (QFS) for V, E, and W multiband millimeter-wave transceiver applications. Design considerations of passive and active components to improve tuning range and phase noise of LC-VCO are presented. A complementary dual-injection injection-locked divider (ILFD) structure with independent gate biasing is proposed to improve injection efficiency and frequency locking range. A pseudo-differential cascode buffer structure is developed to improve the stability of the VCO buffer. The QFS is fabricated in a 0.13 μm CMOS process, achieving a wide frequency range of 27.38 to 33.5 GHz while drawing 70mA of current. At 27.4 GHz, the measured closed-loop phase noises are -80.2, -111.3 and -125.5 dBc at 1, 10 and 100 MHz offset, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728118031
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019
Event2019 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2019 - Waco, United States
Duration: 28 Mar 201929 Mar 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2019 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2019

Conference

Conference2019 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaco
Period28/03/1929/03/19

Keywords

  • frequency synthesizer
  • injection-locked divider
  • millimeter-wave
  • multiband transceiver
  • phase noise
  • voltage-controlled oscillator

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