本論文主要研製60-GHz CMOS毫米波及24-GHz FMCW車用雷達壓控振盪器，並討論目前在毫米波頻段的本地振盪源，針對各種不同應用、不同製程會有不同的產生方式來介紹現今應用於60-GHz WPAM收發機架構以及24-GHz FMCW雷達振盪源的產生方式，並探索近年來相關的研究。
12-GHz低電壓低功率的壓控振盪器與米勒除頻器架構採用TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS製程，振盪器採用改良型低電壓低功率互補交鏈式耦合對壓控振盪器，量測結果顯示:輸出頻率12.66-13.7 GHz，輸出功率大於-6 dBm，主動埠消耗功率為6.2 mW，相位雜訊在中心頻率13.49 GHz為-112 dBc/Hz@1 MHz，FOM為-187 dBc/Hz。米勒除頻器量測方面，在除頻範圍中，量測範圍為10.4-14.2 GHz，最低除頻靈敏度量測時為-4.75 dBm@11.5 GHz，core消耗5.4 mW。0.18-μm CMOS 24-GHz 壓控振盪器使用了主動非線性FET倍頻器，量測結果顯示:輸出頻率22.6-24.5 GHz，輸出功率皆大於-13 dBm，VCO core消耗的功率為19.5 mW，倍頻器消耗10.5 mW，相位雜訊為-107.5 dBc/Hz。0.13-μm CMOS 54-GHz壓控振盪源使用了傳輸邏輯閘倍頻器，量測結果顯示:54 GHz VCO輸出頻率為52.92-54.83 GHz，消耗11 mW，相位雜訊在53.34 GHz的量測值為-91.8 dBc/Hz@1 MHz。輸出功率在量測中皆大於-16 dBm。

This thesis presents the design of CMOS VCOs for 24-GHz FMCW automotive radar and 60-GHz WPAN applications. A 12-GHz low-voltage and low-power VCO and Miller divider are implemented by TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS process. The modified low-voltage corss-coupled pair VCO is used to design the 12-GHz VCO. A 24-GHz VCO which used an active nonlinear FET freuquency doubler is implemented by TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS process. A 54-GHz VCO which used a transmission gate freuquency doubler is implemented by TSMC 0.13-μm CMOS process.
A 12-GHz low-voltage and low-power VCO and Miller divider are implemented by TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS process. The modified low-voltage corss-coupled pair VCO is used to design the 12-GHz VCO. The measurement results of 12-GHz VCO show: The output frequency is between 12.66-13.7 GHz, the output power is greater than -6dBm, the phase noise is -112 dBc/Hz@1 MHz at 13.49-GHz center frequency and the VCO core consumes 6.2 mW. The measurement results of Miller divider show: The dividing range is 11.4-14.2 GHz, the minimum sensitivity is -4.75 dBm@11.5 GHz. A 24-GHz VCO which used an active nonlinear FET freuquency doubler is implemented by TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS process. The measurement results of 24-GHz VCO show: The output frequency of 24 GHz VCO is between 22.6-24.5 GHz, the phase noise is -107.4 dBc/Hz@1 MHz at 24-GHz center frequency, the output power is greater than -13 dBm, and the 24-GHz VCO consumes 30 mW. A 54-GHz VCO which used a transmission gate freuquency doubler is implemented by TSMC 0.13-μm CMOS process. The measurement results of 24-GHz VCO show: the output frequency is 52.92-54.83 GHz, the phase noise is -91.8 dBc/Hz@1 MHz offset at center frequency of 53.34 GHz, the output power is greater than -16 dBm. The 54GHz VCO consumes 11 mW.

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