A triple-coupled transformer tank enables inherent wideband third-harmonic expansion in a 21-24 GHz VCO, achieving 13.5% tuning range and -116.25 dBc/Hz phase noise in 65-nm CMOS post-layout simulations.
20.1 A 5.0-to-6.36GHz Wideband-Harmonic-Shaping VCO Achieving 196.9dBc/Hz Peak FoM and 90-to-180kHz 1/f3 PN Corner Without Harmonic Tuning
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A 21-24 GHz Low-Phase-Noise mmWave VCO with Third-Harmonic Expansion using a Triple-Coupled Transformer based Tank
A triple-coupled transformer tank enables inherent wideband third-harmonic expansion in a 21-24 GHz VCO, achieving 13.5% tuning range and -116.25 dBc/Hz phase noise in 65-nm CMOS post-layout simulations.