Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) is the generator that can be tuned over a wide range of frequencies by applying a control voltage to it.
Frequency tuning range (2596…3678 MHz) is defined by a control voltage of a build-in switched capacitor sections, and the built-in varicap is used for a fine adjustment.
The block is fabricated on TSMC 0.18 um SiGe technology.
2596 to 3678 MHz Voltage-controlled oscillator
Overview
Key Features
- TSMC BiCMOS SiGe 180 nm
- Low phase noise
- High operating requency
- Adjustable output amplitude
- Low current consumption
- Portable to other technologies (upon request)
Applications
- Phase-locked loop synthesizer
Deliverables
- Schematic or NetList
- Layout or blackbox
- Extracted view (optional)
- GDSII
- DRC, LVS, antenna report
- Test bench with saved configurations (optional)
- Documentation
Technical Specifications
Foundry, Node
TSMC BiCMOS SiGe 180 nm
Maturity
Silicon proven
Availability
Now
TSMC
Silicon Proven:
180nm