Comparison between RTW VCO and LC QVCO 12 GHz PLLs

This paper reports comparisons between RTW VCO and LC QVCO 12 GHz PLLs, designed in a 130 nm CMOS technology for satellite communication applications. The phase noise at 1 MHz offset from the carrier is −102 dBc/Hz for the RTW VCO PLL and −98 dBc/Hz for the LC QVCO PLL, and the power consumption is 39 and 17 mW, respectively.

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