研究生: |
王嘉綸 Wang, Jia-Lun |
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論文名稱: |
可切換式差動電感及其在超寬頻射頻頻率合成器中四相位振盪器設計之應用 Switchable Differential Inductors and Their Application to the Quadrature Oscillator Design for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) RF Synthesizers |
指導教授: |
黃尊禧
Huang, Tzuen-Hsi |
學位類別: |
碩士 Master |
系所名稱: |
電機資訊學院 - 電機工程學系 Department of Electrical Engineering |
論文出版年: | 2006 |
畢業學年度: | 94 |
語文別: | 英文 |
論文頁數: | 156 |
中文關鍵詞: | 多標準 、切換式電容陣列 、頻率合成器 、可切換式晶片電感 、四相位壓控振盪器 、可調頻率範圍較寬 |
外文關鍵詞: | quadrature VCO, switchable capacitor array, multi-band, on-chip switchable inductor, Synthesizer, wide tuning range |
相關次數: | 點閱:131 下載:8 |
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本論文主要涵蓋兩個主題。第一個主題是有關於本文所提出之新穎的可切換式晶片電感(on-chip switchable inductor)特性描述與研製。其模擬、量測以及等效電路模型結果也將被分析與討論。第二個主題主要是利用本文所提出之切換式電感去設計一可切換頻率的四相位壓控振盪器並將其應用在超寬頻多頻帶OFDM的頻率合成器中(UWB MB-OFDM Synthesizer)。
本文中晶片電感的一般特性將被探討且我們提出了一種新式的可切換差動電感相較於傳統可切換式電感面積可節省約50 %以上。最後電磁模擬軟體(ADS-Momentum)之模擬方法與過程將逐一介紹。
而所提出之切換式電感製作於台積電0.18 μm 1P6M標準RF CMOS製程。為了使模擬以及量測結果能夠一致,經校正過的製程參數值將被使用在電磁模擬軟體中。另外藉由不同的切換式電感架構以及並聯不同MOS開關大小對切換式電感特性的影響也將被討論與分析。為了有效的描述此切換式電感在高頻下的行為,一個簡單的電感等效電路模型也被提出。此切換式電感等效電路模型之準確性可達10 GHz。最後模擬、量測以及等效電路模型結果將被比較與說明。
利用本文所提出的切換式電感架構,我們實現了其在多頻帶及可調頻率範圍較寬壓控振盪器的應用。根據新的頻率規畫,我們提出了一個新的射頻頻率合成器架構應用在超寬頻多頻帶OFDM的系統中(UWB MB-OFDM System)。因此一個利用可切換式電感將四相位壓控振盪器操作在頻率6,072 / 6,600 MHz被設計來滿足上述頻率合成器的需求。模擬結果顯示此四相位壓控振盪器可操作在6,072 MHz或 6,600 MHz。在1.8 V電源供應下四相位壓控振盪器核心電路消耗8.733 mA且功率損耗為15.72 mW。當MOS開關開路時,模擬的相位雜訊距中心頻率 (6.136 GHz) 1 MHz時為-115 dBc/Hz。當MOS開關短路時,模擬的相位雜訊距中心頻率 (6.622 GHz) 1 MHz時為-114 dBc/Hz。透過MOS變容器以及切換式電容陣列當MOS開關開路及短路時其可調頻率範圍分別為5,858 MHz到6,437 MHz及6,436 MHz 到7,018 MHz。最後此四相位振盪器整合本文所提出之可切換式電感製作於台積電0.18 μm 1P6M標準RF CMOS製程。
本論文的貢獻如下:第一、我們提出了一新穎可切換式差動電感架構,相較於傳統切換式電感架構在晶圓面積的消耗得以縮小約50 %,因此成本得以降低。第二、本文所提出的切換式電感架構可被整合至壓控振盪器電路中以提供多標準/多頻帶和可調頻率範圍較寬的應用。第三、我們提出一新的頻率規畫和超寬頻多頻帶OFDM的頻率合成器電路架構。此頻率合成器的架構可以提供完整模式-1和模式-2的操作且實現低功率損耗的目標。
This thesis is mainly divided into two topics. The first topic deals with the characterization of a newly proposed on-chip switchable inductor on silicon substrate. The simulation, measurement and modeling results of proposed switchable inductor are described. The second topic deals with the design of a quadrature VCO using our proposed switchable inductor for the UWB MB-OFDM synthesizer application.
In this thesis, the general characteristics of on-chip inductors are discussed. We proposed a newly switchable differential inductor that can be achieved over 50 % area shrinkage as compared with the traditional switchable inductor. Finally the simulation method and procedures in ADS-Momentum will be introduced.
The proposed switchable inductors are fabricated by TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M standard RF CMOS technology. In order to fit results between simulation and measurement the well calibrated process parameters will be used in electromagnetic simulation tool. The characteristics of proposed switchable inductors with different geometry and switch MOS size are also observed. A simple inductor lumped-circuit model is also proposed in order to describe the high-frequency behavior of inductor. Such circuit model is with a relatively reasonable accuracy up to 10 GHz. Finally the simulation, measurement, and modeling results are compared.
The VCO for multi-band or wide tuning range applications will be demonstrated by using our proposed switchable inductor. Based on a new frequency plan, we have proposed a new RF synthesizer architecture for UWB MB-OFDM system. A quadrature VCO that can operate at 6,072 / 6,600 MHz by using the switchable inductor is designed for such synthesizer. The simulation results of QVCO shows that the oscillation frequency can operate at 6,072 MHz or 6,600 MHz. At 1.8 V power supply voltage the QVCO core draws 8.733 mA and a total power consumption of QVCO core circuit is 15.72 mW. The simulated phase noise at 1 MHz offset from the center frequency (6.136 GHz) is -115 dBc/Hz when switch MOS turns OFF. The simulated phase noise at 1 MHz offset from the center frequency (6.622 GHz) is -114 dBc/Hz when switch MOS turns ON. The tuning frequency range is from 5,858 MHz to 6,437 MHz and 6,436 MHz to 7,018 MHz through MOS varactor and switchable capacitor array when switch MOS turns OFF and ON respectively. Finally, the QVCO with integrating our proposed switchable inductor is also fabricated by TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M standard CMOS technology
The original contributions of thesis are:The first, we propose a new switchable inductor architecture that can shrink the area about 50 % thus cost down. The second, the proposed inductors can be integrated into a VCO circuit to provide the multi-band / multi-standard or the wide tuning range application. The third, we propose a new frequency plan as well as the circuit architecture for an UWB MB-OFDM synthesizer. Such synthesizer can provide the complete mode-1 / mode-2 operation and achieve the target of low power consumption.
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