• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.798-805
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• 2015

This paper proposes Relaxation Oscillator with Random Number Generator to minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise. DC-DC Converter with Relaxation Oscillator is presented how much spurious noise effects to RF Receiver system. The main frequency of the proposed Relaxation oscillator is 7.9 MHz to operate it and add temperature compensation block to be applied to the frequency compensation in response to temperature changes. The DC-DC Converter Spurious noise is reduced up to 20 dB through changing frequency randomly. It is fabricated in $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. The active area occupies an area of $220{\mu}m{\times}280{\mu}m$. The supply voltage is 1.8 V and current consumption is $500{\mu}A$.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.53 no.5
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• pp.273-278
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• 2004

This paper analyzed the phase noise characteristics of frequency-shifting module by figuring out the relationship between the phase noise components of 1st and 2nd local oscillator composing the frequency-shifting module and those of RF output signals shifted in frequency. Also, frequency-shifting module with the improvement of the phase noise performance was designed and implemented by means that the phase noise components of 1st local oscillator were cancelled in the output signal. Output signal has been affected by only phase noise of 2nd local oscillator, which had excellent phase noise performance than that of the 1st local oscillator.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.58-62
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 IMT-2000 통신방식 중 cdma-2000 방식의 시스템을 이용하여 이동통신 단말기 RF System에 미치는 위상 잡음의 영향성을 분석하였다. cdma-2000의 표준안인 TIA/EIA에서 권고한 IS-98-C 를 기초로 하여 위상 잡음 특성의 요구 조건을 유도하였다. 현재 상용화 된 부품을 이용하여 RF 시스템을 설계하여 위상 잡음 특성을 분석하였고 시스템에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 oscillator의 위상 잡음의 양을 변화시켜 시스템에 미치는 영향을 Constellation Diagram과 Eye Diagram으로 제시 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.308-308
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• 2004

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.492-498
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• 2002

In this paper, we present the simulation results of multi-layer VCO(voltage controlled oscillator), which is composed of resonator, oscillator, and buffer circuit, using EM simulator and nonlinear RF circuit simulator. EM simulator is used for obtaining the EM(Electromagnetic) characteristics of conductor pattern as well as designing the multi-layer VCO. Obtained EM characteristics were used as real components in nonlinear RF circuit simulation. Finally the overall VCO was simulated by the nonlinear RF circuit simulator. The material for the circuit pattern was Ag and the dielectric was Dupont 951AT, which will be applied for LTCC process. The structure of multi-layer VCO is constructed with 4 conducting layer. Simulated results showed that the output level was about 4.5 [dBm], the phase noise was -104 [dBc/Hz] at 30 [kHz] offset frequency, the harmonics -8 dBc, and the control voltage sensitivity of 30 [MHz/V] with a DC current consumption of 9.5 [mA]. The size of VCO is $6{\times}9{\times}2 mm$(0.11 [cc]).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.653-656
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• 2002

In this paper, we present the simulation results of multi-layer VCO(voltage controlled oscillator), which is composed of resonator, oscillator, and buffer circuit, using EM simulator and nonlinear RF circuit simulator. EM simulator is used for obtaining the EM(Electromagnetic) characteristics of conductor pattern as well as designing the multi-layer VCO. Obtained EM characteristics were used as real components in nonlinear RF circuit simulation. Finally the overall VCO was simulated by the nonlinear RF circuit simulator. The material for the circuit pattern was Ag and the dielectric was DuPont 951AT, which will be applied for LTCC process. The structure of multi-layer VCO is constructed with 4 conducting layer. Simulated results showed that the output level was about 4.5 [dBm], the phase noise was -104 [dBc/Hz] at 30 [kHz] offset frequency, the harmonics -8 dBc, and the control voltage sensitivity of 30 [MHz/V] with a DC current consumption of 9.5 [mA]. The size of VCO is $6{\times}9{\times}2$ mm(0.11[cc]).

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.176-183
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• 2001

A cavity stabilized Gunn oscillator at 24 GHz has been developed with WR-42 waveguide structure by HFSS simulation. The oscillator has been optimized by using a circular iris and cap resonator structure. This oscillator needs 4.5 V DC voltage / 1.2 A current and produces a maximum +21.27 dBm RF power at 24.0675 GHz.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07c
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• pp.1955-1957
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• 2003

This paper presents a novel defected ground structure (DGS) and its application to a microwave oscillator. The presented oscillator is designed so as to use the suggested defected ground structure as a feedback loop inducing a negative resistance as well as a frequency-selective circuit. Applying the feedback loop between the drain and the gate of a FET device produces precise phase conversion in the feedback loop. The equivalent circuit parameters of the DGS are extracted by using a three-dimensional EM calculations and simple circuit analysis method. The implemented 1.07 GHz oscillator exhibits 0 dBm output power with over 15% dc-to-RF power efficiency and -106 dBc/Hz phase noise at 100 kHz offset from carrier.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.1175-1180
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• 2014

In this paper, the open ring type DGS(Defected Ground Structure) resonator, applicable to MMIC(Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit), is proposed to improve phase noise characteristics of RF oscillator. This resonator is planar type, therefore, it easy to design miniaturrized., and takes relatively high Q value. Modeling the equivalent parameter of resonator is needed, when designing the RF oscillator with resonator. The mathematical method to solve the equivalent parameter of the resonator from the measured results of resonator is introduced in this paper. To verify the method, DGS resonator with 5.8 GHz center frequency is fabricated, for measuring characteristics and calculating the equivalent parameter. The result from this process is compared with the data of the ADS simulation, and as a result both were identical.

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.63-68
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• 2001

The objective of this study was to develop a real-time soil moisture meter using RF impedance. The impedance suchas capacitance and resistance (or conductance) was analyzed using parallel cylinder type capacitance probe(C-probe) and Q-meter (HP4342). The capacitance and conductance of soil increased as volumetric water content increased. The 5 MHz of modified Colpitts type crystal oscillator was designed to detect the capacitance change of the C-probe with moist soil. A third order polynomial regression model was proposed to describe the relationship between RF impedance and volumetric water content. The prototype real time moisture meter consisted of the C-probe, sample container, oscillator, frequency counter and related signal processing units. The calibration equation for measurement of volumetric moisture content of soil was developed and validated. The correlation coefficient and root mean square error between measured volumetric water content by oven method and predicted values by prototype moisture meter for unknown soil samples were 0.984 and 0.032$cm^3$$cm\^3$, respectively.