Low power, low voltage LC VCO design and analysis using 32nm CMOS technology

Authors

  • Sonu Kumar  Research Scholar, Department of Electronics and Communication, Bhabha University, Bhopal, India
  • Ateek Mansoori  Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Bhabha University, Bhopal, India

Keywords:

CMOS, VCO, MOSFET, PMOS, NMOS, PLL

Abstract

The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a transistor used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. CMOS is a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor which is a combination of PMOS & NMOS. This technology is used because of it very low power dissipation. VCO is a Voltage Control Oscillator, in which the output frequency is controlled by its input controlled voltage. By using both of these in a combination, different VCO topology based on ring oscillator can be implemented A current mirror is a circuit designed to copy a current through one active device by controlling the current in another active device of a circuit, keeping the output current constant regardless of loading. For simulation of these VCO Tanner EDA is used, in which EDA is an Electronic Design Automation. The 13 version of Tanner EDA tool is used for simulation. CMOS VCO can be used in various applications. Some are Phase Locked Loop (PLL), frequency generator, testing circuits etc. In this VCO topology, we have used supply voltage of 1.2 V.

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Sonu Kumar, Ateek Mansoori, " Low power, low voltage LC VCO design and analysis using 32nm CMOS technology" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 9, Issue 5, pp.87-97, September-October-2023.