VLSI Implementation of VCO
Design and VLSI Implementation of VCO for High Speed RF Applications
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Abstract—Voltage-Controlled Ring Oscillators are crucial components in many wireless
communication systems. VCRO is used in PLL circuit, used to generate the oscillations and
increase the speed of the whole system for RF wireless communication such as 60GHz
voltage controlled oscillator
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Advances in wireless technology have recently led to the potential for higher data
rates and greater functionality. Wireless home and business networks and 3G and
4G cellular phone systems are promising technologies striving for market acceptance,
requiring low-cost, low-power, and compact solutions. One approach to meet these
demands is system-on-a-chip (SoC) integration, where RF/analog and digital circuitry
reside on the same chip, creating a mixed-signal environment. Concurrently, there
is tremendous incentive to utilize Si-based technologies to leverage existing fabrication
and design infrastructure and the corresponding economies of scale. While the
SoC approach is attractive, it presents major challenges for circuit designers, particularly
in the design of monolithic voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs). VCOs
are important components in the up or downconversion of RF signals in wireless
transceivers. VCOs must have very low phase noise and spurious emissions, and be
extremely power efficient to meet system requirements. To meet these specifications,
VCOs require high-quality factor (Q) tank circuits and reduction of noise from active
devices; however, the lack of high-quality monolithic inductors, along with low noise
transistors in traditional Si technologies, has been a limiting factor.