• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.1538-1543
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• 2013

In this paper, a novel split ring resonator is proposed for improvement of phase noise characteristics that is weak point of oscillator using planar type microstrip line resonator. Oscillator using proposed split ring resonator is designed, it has improved phase noise characteristics. At the fundamental frequency of 5.8GHz, 7.22dBm output power and -83.5 dBc@100kHz phase noise have been measured for oscillator with split ring resonator. The phase noise characteristics of oscillator is improved about 9.7dB compared to one using the general ${\lambda}/4$ microstrip resonator. Next, we designed voltage controlled oscillator using proposed split ring resonator with varactor diode. The VCO has 125MHz tuning range from 5.833GHz to 5.845GHz, and phase noise characteristic is -118~-115.5 dBc/Hz@100KHz. Due to its simple fabrication process and planar type, it is expected that the technique in this paper can be widely used for low phase noise oscillators for both MIC and MMIC applications.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.202-207
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• 2010

In this paper, a novel voltage-controlled oscillator(VCO) using the open loop multiple split ring resonator(OLMSRR) is presented for improving the phase noise, implemented in 130 nm CMOS technology. Compared with the conventional CMOS LC resonator, the proposed CMOS OLMSRR has the larger coupling coefficient value, which makes a higher Q-factor, and has improved the phase noise of the VCO. The proposed CMOS VCO based OLMSRR has the phase noise of -99.67 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz in the oscillation frequency. Compared with the VCO using the conventional CMOS LC resonator and the proposed VCO using the CMOS OLMSRR structure has been improved in 7 dB. The prototype 24 GHz CMOS VCO is implemented in 130 nm CMOS and occupies a compact die area of $0.7\;mm{\times}0.9\;mm$.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.715-720
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• 2012

This study presents a hybrid balanced voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit which is suitable for low phase noise operation at sub-1V supply voltages. Half circuits of the proposed VCO use the varactor-integrated feedback capacitors in their respective circuit. The varactor-integrated feedback capacitors further increase the negative resistance of the equivalent tank thereby ensuring stable start-up of oscillation even at the sub-1V supply voltage. In addition, this work theoretically analyses the phenomenon of the increase of the negative resistance. Simulation results using a $0.18{\mu}m$ RF CMOS technology exhibit the phase noises of -122.4 to -125.5.8 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from oscillation frequency of 4.87 GHz over the supply voltages of 0.6 through 0.9 V.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.74-79
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• 2002

The EM(Engineering Model) VCO(Voltage Controlled Oscillator) is nonlinear designed for LO(Local Oscillator) of Ka-band satellite transponder. The microstripline coupled with dielectric resonator is implemented as a high impedance inverter to improve the phase noise, and the quality factor of resonant circuit can be transferred to active device with the enhanced loaded quality factor. The developed VCO has the oscillating tuning range of 9.7965~9.8032 GHz for the control voltage range of 0~12 V. This VCO requires the DC power of 8 V and 17 mA. The phase noise characteristics are -96.51 dBc/Hz @10 KHz and -116.5 dBc/Hz @100 KHz, respectively. And, the output power of 7.33 dBm is measured.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.2081-2086
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• 2015

The temperature sensor using ring oscillator is designed by 0.18㎛ CMOS process and the supply voltage is 1.5volts. The temperature sensor is designed by using temperature-independent and temperature-dependent ring oscillators and the output frequency of temperature-independent ring oscillator is constant with temperature and the output frequency of temperature-dependent ring oscillator decreases with increasing temperature. To convert the temperature to a digital value the output signal of temperature-independent ring oscillator is used for the clock signal and the output signal of temperature-dependent ring oscillator is used for the enable signal of counter. From HSPICE simulation results, the temperature error is less than form -0.7℃ to 1.0℃ when the operating temperature is varied from -20℃ to 70℃.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.79-82
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• 2003

본 논문은 마이크로파발진기의 위상잡음 특성에 영향을 미치는 P-HEMT의 비선형 파라미터를 선정하고, 3개의 비선형 파라미터와 최소 위상잡음을 분석하였다. 분석된 P-HEMT가 저 위상잡음을 가지는 최적의 바이어스 동작점을 선정하여, 선정된 바이어스 동작점에서 두 가지 형태의 발진기를 설계하므로 서 발진기의 물리적 구조에 의한 위상 잡음의 영향을 비교하고 위상잡음의 감소방안을 제시하였으며, 이를 이용하여 ku-대역 위상동기유전체공진 발진기를 설계 제작하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.847-853
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• 2007

In this paper, a novel push-push voltage-controlled oscillator(VCO) using microstrip square open loop resonator and tunable negative resistance is presented. The microstrip square open loop resonator has the large coupling coefficient value, which makes a high Q value, and has reduced phase noise of VCO. The VCO with 1.8V power supply has phase noise of $-124.67{\sim}-122.67dBc/Hz\;@\;100 kHz$ in the tuning range, $5.744{\sim}5.859 GHz$. The FOM of this VCO is $-202.83{\sim}-201dBc/Hz\;@\;100 kHz$ in the same tuning range. When it has been compared with single-ended VCO using microstrip square open loop resonator, and push-push oscillator using microstrip line resonator, the reduced phase noise has been -8.51dB, and -33.67dB, respectively.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.197-200
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 병렬귀환 유전체 발진기를 P-HEMT 게이트단의 바이어스 진압을 제어시켜 안정된 위상동기신호가 나타나도록 P-HEMT 게이트 바이어스 튜닝에 의한 Ku-band 고안정 위상동기 마이크로파 발진기를 설계하였다. 위상동기방식은 외부에서 제공되는 125MHz의 기준주파수를 SRD로 체배시켜 하모닉 신호를 이용한 마이크로파 샘플링 위상검파 방식으로 설계하였으며, 고안정 특성과 저위상잡음을 나타내는 위상동기 마이크로파 발진기(phase locked microwave oscillator)를 바랙터 다이오드를 사용하지 않고 P-HEMT의 게이트단을 동조시키는 방식으로 위상동기 발진기를 설계하고 게이트 바이어스에 따른 위상잡음 관계를 분석하였다

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.26 no.7B
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• pp.880-883
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 위상 잡음을 개선하기 위해서 Lesson의 위상 잡음 모델을 분석하여 이를 개선시키는 발진기의 구조를 제안하였다. 제안된 구조는 유전체 공진기를 사용한 대역통과 여파기, 평형 저 잡음 증폭기와 출력 전력을 격리시키기 위한 Branch-Line 전력 분배기로 구성되었다. 제안된 구조를 갖는 발진기는 12.653GHz에서 18.5dBm의 출력을 나타내었으며 위상잡음 특성은 중심주파수에서 10kHz 떨어진 곳에서 -82.6dBc/Hz를 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.51 no.11
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• pp.107-113
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• 2014

A VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) and a divide-by-4 high speed frequency divider are implemented using 65nm CMOS technology for 60GHz wireless communication system. The mm-wave VCO was designed by NMOS cross-coupled LC type using current source. The architecture of the divide-by-4 high speed frequency divider is differential ILFD (Injection Locking Frequency Divider) with varactor to control frequency range. The frequency divider also uses current sources to get good phase noise characteristics. The measured results show that the VCO has 64.36~67.68GHz tuning range and the frequency divider divides the VCO output by 4 exactly. The high output power of 5.47~5.97dBm from the frequency divider is measured. The phase noise of the VCO including the frequency divider are -77.17dBc/Hz at 1MHz and -110.83dBc/Hz at 10MHz offset frequency. The power consumption including VCO is 38.4mW with 1.2V supply voltage.