Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2009.20.10.1107

Design of K-Band Frequency Divider Using 130 nm CMOS Process  

Nam, Sang-Kyu (School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Park, Deuk-Hee (R & D Center UM Solution Laboratory, Samsung Electro-Mechanics)
Kim, Seong-Kyun (School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Byung-Sung (School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Publication Information
Abstract
In this paper, the design and implementation of K-Band frequency dividers using 130 nm CMOS process are presented. A Miller frequency divider is presented, which realizes a division range from 20 to 25 GHz with 7.2 mW power consumption from 1.2 V supply. The layout size of the core circuit is about $315{\times}246\;um^2$. In addition, a CML frequency divider which divides the output signal of the Miller frequency divider is also presented, which realizes a division range from 8.5 to 13 GHz with 5.7 mW power consumption. The layout size of the CML core is about $91{\times}98\;um^2$. Cascading the Miller and CML frequency dividers, we confirmed the divide-by-4 operation for the input signal from 20 to 25 GHz.
Keywords
K-Band; CMOS; Regenerative Divider; Miller Frequency Divider; CML Frequency Divider;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 J. Lee, B. Razavi, "A 40-GHz frequency divider in 0.18-um CMOS technology", IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 594-601, Apr. 2004   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Y. Mo, E. Skafidas et al., "A 40 GHz power efficient static CML frequency divider in 0.13-um CMOS technology for high speed millimeter-wave wireless system", ICCSC 2008, pp. 812-815, May 2008
3 R. L. Miller, "Fractional-frequency generators utilizing regenerative modulation", Proc. Inst. Radio Eng., vol. 27, pp. 446-457, Jul. 1939
4 B. Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice-Hall, pp. 290-295, 1998
5 J. -O. Plouchart, K. Kim et al., "A power_efficient 33 GHz 2:1 static frequency divider in 0.12-um SOI CMOS", 2003 IEEE RFIC Symposium, pp. 329-332, Jun. 2003
6 M. Wetzel, L. Shi et al., "A 26.5 GHz silicon MOSFET 2:1 dynamic frequency divider", IEEE Microw. Guided Wave Lett., vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 421-423, Oct. 2000   DOI   ScienceOn
7 H. -D. Wohlmuth, D. Kehrer, "A high sensitivity static 2:1 frequency divider up to 19 GHz in 120 nm CMOS", 2002 IEEE RFIC Symposium, pp. 231-234, Jun. 2002
8 C. Cao, K. O. Kenneth, "A power efficient 26-GHz 32:1 static frequency divider in 130-nm bulk CMOS", IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 721-723, Nov. 2005   DOI   ScienceOn