A 100 GHz transformer-based varactor-less VCO with 11.2% tuning range in 65nm CMOS technology

• Main Authors: Yi, Xiang, Boon, Chirn Chye, Lin, Jia Fu, Lim, Wei Meng
• 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/10356/99932; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16226
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A 100 GHz transformer-based VCO is implemented in a 65nm CMOS technology. The large and linear magnetic tuning is realized by using a triple-coupled transformer. The tuning range of the proposed VCO is from 95.37 GHz to 106.68 GHz, which is currently the widest at the frequency around and above 100...