Transformer based multiple coupled LC tanks for on-chip VCO design and applications

• Main Authors: Ma, Kaixue, Zou, Qiong, Mou, Shouxian, Mahalingam, Nagarajan, Yeo, Kiat Seng
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98723; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12679
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A transformer based multiple coupled LC tanks model for on-chip VCO design is introduced. The merits of adoption multiple coupled LC tanks can be Q factor enhancement for the equivalent LC tank of VCO, low power consumption, better amplitude swing and broad tuning range can be obtained. As an illust...