@inproceedings{c94156bd8ad7499eb187af4b6a3f135d,
title = "A 3.7 mW 75-87-GHz injection-locked frequency tripler using bandwidth-enhanced transformer-coupled topology for automatic radar applications",
abstract = "A W-band injection-locked frequency tripler (ILFT) with transformer-coupled topology is implemented in 90-nm CMOS process in this paper. By using the transformer-coupled topology, this proposed frequency tripler can achieve wider locking range with lower dc power consumption than varactor tuning LC-Tank. The measured output locking range is up to 15% frequency bandwidth from 75 to 87 GHz for the input power of 0 dBm, which has differential input from 25 to 29 GHz through a Marchand balun. The average output power is around-26 dBm over the entire locking range, while consuming 3.7 mW at 0.7-V supply voltage. The measured phase noise is-90 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset frequency and the free-running frequency is 78.9 GHz. The chip area is 0.806 × 0.660 mm2. To the best of authors' knowledge, the proposed ILFT has the widest locking range under low dc power consumption.",
keywords = "CMOS, W-band, frequency tripler, transformer coupled",
author = "Huang, {Hsiang Ting} and Wu, {Ming Hang} and Lin, {Yi Hsien} and Huang, {Tian Wei} and Tsai, {Jeng Han}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 EuMA.; 45th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2015 ; Conference date: 07-09-2015 Through 10-09-2015",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345784",
language = "English",
series = "European Microwave Week 2015: {"}Freedom Through Microwaves{"}, EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 45th European Microwave Conference Proceedings, EuMC",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "399--402",
booktitle = "European Microwave Week 2015",
}