A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter

Hiroyuki Mizutani; Masaomi Tsuru; Takayuki Matsuzuka; Kenichiro Choumei; Kenji Kawakami; Moriyasu Miyazaki

doi:10.1109/EMICC.2006.282700

A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter

Hiroyuki Mizutani^*, Masaomi Tsuru, Takayuki Matsuzuka, Kenichiro Choumei, Kenji Kawakami, Moriyasu Miyazaki

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Abstract

This paper presents a fully integrated highly linear and low phase noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with a novel compact tuning voltage converter for millimeter-wave applications. The tuning voltage converter consists of only a few diodes and resistors and has nonlinear characteristics to correct varactor tuning curves. We fabricated the millimeter-wave VCO MMIC employing InGaP/GaAs HBT process. The MMIC chip size is 2.55 mm × 1.4 mm, in contrast the voltage converter has the size of 0.35 mm × 0.70 mm. The measured tuning sensitivity of 97±12 MHz/V is achieved for voltages between 0 V and 5 V, and the temperature dependency is very small. Also the phase noise performance is -110.7 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset from the carrier when the oscillation frequency is 38.2 GHz. This linearization technique can greatly reduce the configuration of the conventional software linearization system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	529-532
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	2960055187, 9782960055184
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMICC.2006.282700
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 2006 Sept 10 → 2006 Sept 12

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Name	Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006

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Conference	1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	06/9/10 → 06/9/12

Keywords

Diodes
MMIC oscillators
Voltage controlled oscillators

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Mizutani, H., Tsuru, M., Matsuzuka, T., Choumei, K., Kawakami, K., & Miyazaki, M. (2006). A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter. In Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006 (pp. 529-532). Article 4057694 (Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMICC.2006.282700

A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter. / Mizutani, Hiroyuki; Tsuru, Masaomi; Matsuzuka, Takayuki et al.
Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. p. 529-532 4057694 (Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mizutani, H, Tsuru, M, Matsuzuka, T, Choumei, K, Kawakami, K & Miyazaki, M 2006, A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter. in Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006., 4057694, Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 529-532, 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006, Manchester, United Kingdom, 06/9/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMICC.2006.282700

Mizutani H, Tsuru M, Matsuzuka T, Choumei K, Kawakami K, Miyazaki M. A millimeter-wave highly linear VCO MMIC with compact tuning voltage converter. In Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006. IEEE Computer Society. 2006. p. 529-532. 4057694. (Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006). doi: 10.1109/EMICC.2006.282700

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