Abstract
A wide tuning range gated varactor for radio frequency (RF) applications is described in this paper. The gated varactor is a three-terminal device. The third terminal helps achieve an improved tuning range. The measured tuning range of the varactor exceeds ±50%. The new device can be implemented with standard CMOS process without any post-processing. A 2 GHz prototype voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is implemented using the new varactor in a 0.35-μm CMOS process. The VCO achieved a sensitivity of 220 MHz/V.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 773-778 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering