Wide tuning-range CMOS VCO based on a tunable active inductor

• Main Authors: Babaei Kia, Hojjat, A'ain, Abu Khairi, Grout, Ian Andrew
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63242/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207217.2013.769188

In this paper, a wide tuning-range CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with high output power using an active inductor circuit is presented. In this VCO design, the coarse frequency is achieved by tuning the integrated active inductor. The circuit has been simulated using a 0.18-m CMOS fabricat...