A 4.7-to-6.4 GHz VCO is designed in 45 nm bulk CMOS using an above-IC inductor on top of the active circuitry, yielding 28% area reduction. The inductor is shielded from the circuitry, using the top metal layers of the CMOS back- end, which enables the proposed 3D integration for low-cost performance extension. The fully integrated VCO consumes just 400 microW, achieves a FoM of 185 dB, and occupies and area of only 0.12 mm2
Borremans, J, Carchon, G, Wambacq, P, Kuijk, M, Muller, P, Soussan, P & Decoutere, S 2008, A 400 μ W, 4.7-6.4 GHz VCO under an above-IC inductor in 45 nm CMOS. in 2008 58th Electronic Components and Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA. IEEE, pp. 164-168, Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden, 21/09/09.
Borremans, J., Carchon, G., Wambacq, P., Kuijk, M., Muller, P., Soussan, P., & Decoutere, S. (2008). A 400 μ W, 4.7-6.4 GHz VCO under an above-IC inductor in 45 nm CMOS. In 2008 58th Electronic Components and Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA (pp. 164-168). IEEE.
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title = "A 400 μ W, 4.7-6.4 GHz VCO under an above-IC inductor in 45 nm CMOS",
abstract = "A 4.7-to-6.4 GHz VCO is designed in 45 nm bulk CMOS using an above-IC inductor on top of the active circuitry, yielding 28% area reduction. The inductor is shielded from the circuitry, using the top metal layers of the CMOS back- end, which enables the proposed 3D integration for low-cost performance extension. The fully integrated VCO consumes just 400 microW, achieves a FoM of 185 dB, and occupies and area of only 0.12 mm2",
keywords = "CMOS integrated circuits, inductors, microwave integrated circuits, voltage-controlled oscillators",
author = "Jonathan Borremans and G. Carchon and Piet Wambacq and Maarten Kuijk and P Muller and P. Soussan and S. Decoutere",
year = "2008",
month = may,
day = "27",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-4244-2230-2",
pages = "164--168",
booktitle = "2008 58th Electronic Components and Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA",
publisher = "IEEE",
note = "Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet ; Conference date: 21-09-2009 Through 25-09-2009",
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