An integrated 20 GHz SiGe bipolar differential oscillator with high tuning range

A fully integrated, differential LC oscillator manufactured in Infineon's B7HF SiGe bipolar technology with an f/sub T/ and f/sub max/ of 75 GHz is presented. The oscillator features a tank consisting of on-chip stripline inductors and the parasitic capacitances of the oscillator transistors. A tuning range of 14-21.5 GHz over bias current is achieved. The output buffer is inductively coupled to the tank. Total current consumption including the buffer is 13 mA from a 3 V supply at the maximum oscillation frequency of 21.5 GHz. The measured phase-noise at 1 MHz offset is -85 dBc/Hz at a core bias current of 7 mA.

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