A 270-GHz Push-Push Transformer-Based Oscillator Adopting Power Leakage Suppression Technique
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Push-Push Transformer-Based Oscillator Operation and the Proposed Oscillator Topology
3. Oscillator Implementation and Measurement
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Value | Component | Value |
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19.2 m/60 nm | 41 pH (Q : 11) | ||
() | (300 GHz) | k | 0.33 |
44 pH (Q : 15) | 148 pH (Q : 25) |
References | [37] | [32] | [35] | [36] | [33] | [34] | This Work |
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Topology | Transformer Based | Colpitts | Self Feeding | Colpitts | Colpitts | Self Feeding | Transformer Based |
(GHz) | 239 | 272 | 256 | 190.5 | 212 | 260 | 270 |
(dBm) | −4.8 | −22 | 4.1 | −2.1 | −7.1 | 0.5 | −4.5 |
# of Core | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
/Core (dBm) | −4.8 | −22 | −4.9 | −5.1 | −7.1 | −8.5 | −4.5 |
(mW) | 22 | 7 | 227 | 183/294 | 30 | 800 | 17.3 |
Efficiency | 1.47% | 0.09% | 1.13% | 0.22% | 0.65% | 0.14% | 2.10% |
Technology | 65-nm CMOS | 32-nm CMOS | 65-nm CMOS | 130-nm SiGe | 130-nm SiGe | 65-nm CMOS | 65-nm CMOS |
Measurement | Probe | Probe | Probe | Probe | Probe | Antenna | Probe |
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Utomo, D.R.; Park, D.-W.; Hong, J.-P.; Lee, S.-G. A 270-GHz Push-Push Transformer-Based Oscillator Adopting Power Leakage Suppression Technique. Electronics 2019, 8, 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8111347
Utomo DR, Park D-W, Hong J-P, Lee S-G. A 270-GHz Push-Push Transformer-Based Oscillator Adopting Power Leakage Suppression Technique. Electronics. 2019; 8(11):1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8111347
Chicago/Turabian StyleUtomo, Dzuhri Radityo, Dae-Woong Park, Jong-Phil Hong, and Sang-Gug Lee. 2019. "A 270-GHz Push-Push Transformer-Based Oscillator Adopting Power Leakage Suppression Technique" Electronics 8, no. 11: 1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8111347