A 2-to-16GHz BiCMOS ΔΣ Fractional-N PLL Synthesizer with Integrated VCOs and Frequency Doubler for Wireless Backhaul Applications

📋 论文概要

该论文提出了一款2-16GHz BiCMOS ΔΣ分数N PLL频率合成器，集成了VCO和倍频器，用于无线回程应用。解决了无线基础设施中高频宽带频率合成集成度低的问题。

💡 主要创新点

• 采用BiCMOS工艺集成VCO和倍频器，实现2-16GHz宽频覆盖，提高了系统集成度。
• 使用ΔΣ分数N架构，实现精细频率分辨率和低相位噪声。
• 针对无线回程应用优化，在宽频范围内保持良好性能。

🏷 关键词

📄 原文摘要

STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy The flourishing of ubiquitous wireless communication networks has pushed the development and deployment of complex RF telecom systems. Concurrently, the IC industry has been making an effort to increase the integration of RF devices. While nanometer CMOS technologies are now dominating end-user devices, the RF domain of wireless infrastructure still suffers from low-scale of integration

👥 作者与机构

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