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A monolithic low-power and low-phase-noise digitally controlled oscillator(DCO) based on a symmetric spiral inductor with center-tap and novel capacitor bank was implemented in a 0.18μm CMOS process with six metal layers.A third new way to change capacitance is proposed and implemented in this work.Results show that the phase noise at 1 MHz offset frequency is below -122.5 dBc/Hz while drawing a current of only 4.8 mA from a 1.8 V supply. Also,the DCO can work at low supply voltage conditions with a 1.6 V power supply and 4.1 mA supply current for the DCO’s core circuit,achieving a phase-noise of-121.5 dBc/Hz at offset of 1 MHz.It demonstrates that the supply pushing of DCO is less than 10 MHz/V.
A monolithic low-power and low-phase-noise digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) based on a symmetric spiral inductor with center-tap and novel capacitor bank was implemented in a 0.18 μm CMOS process with six metal layers. A third new way to change capacitance is proposed and implemented in this work. Results show that the phase noise at 1 MHz offset frequency is below -122.5 dBc / Hz while drawing a current of only 4.8 mA from a 1.8 V supply. Also, the DCO can work at low supply voltage conditions with a 1.6 V power supply and 4.1 mA supply current for the DCO’s core circuit, achieving a phase-noise of -121.5 dBc / Hz at offset of 1 MHz. It demonstrates that the supply pushing of DCO is less than 10 MHz / V.