A 6mW, 115GHz CMOS injection-locked frequency doubler with differential output

A millimeter-wave CMOS frequency multiplier by two (doubler) is reported. The circuit consists of a Pierce oscillator injection-locked by a push-push pair. Compared to traditional frequency multipliers, which exploit the non-linearity of active devices to produce harmonics of the input signal, this...

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Main Authors: Monaco, Enrico, Pozzoni, Massimo, Svelto, Francesco, Mazzanti, Andrea
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidth
CMOS technology
Frequency
Injection-locked oscillators
Millimeter wave circuits
Millimeter wave technology
Power dissipation
Power system harmonics
Prototypes
Semiconductor device modeling
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Summary:A millimeter-wave CMOS frequency multiplier by two (doubler) is reported. The circuit consists of a Pierce oscillator injection-locked by a push-push pair. Compared to traditional frequency multipliers, which exploit the non-linearity of active devices to produce harmonics of the input signal, this technique provides a differential output with balanced signals, low core power dissipation and large swing. A model of the circuit is proposed to derive a closed form expression for the frequency locking range. Prototypes of the frequency doubler have been realized in a 65 nm CMOS technology, show an operation bandwidth from 106 GHz to 128 GHz, with 6 mW core power dissipation. With 0 dBm input power, the output peak voltage swing, is 330 mV, at 115 GHz.
ISSN:2381-3555
2691-0462
DOI:10.1109/ICICDT.2010.5510246