• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 Q값(Q-factor)을 증가시킬 수 있는 저전압 능동(active) CMOS 인덕터를 제안하고 설계하였다. Q값을 증가시키기 위한 방법으로 저전압 능동 CMOS 인덕터에 피드백 저항을 삽입하여 등가적인 인덕턴스와 Q값을 증가시켰다. 저전압 능동 CMOS 인덕터는 0.18um 표준 CMOS 공정으로 설계하였으며 모의실험은 애질런트사의 ADS 시뮬레이터를 이용하였다. 모의 실험결과 설계된 피드백 저항을 삽입한 저전압 능동 CMOS 인덕터는 4GHz에서 1.5nH의 인덕턴스와 최대 3000이상의 Q값을 가졌고 소비전력은 5.4mW였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 ITC-CSCC -1
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• pp.159-162
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• 2000

Novel simulated floating inductor (SFI) using fully-differential operational transconductance amplifier (FOTA) is presented. The SFI only consists of two FOTA and a capacitor. A ladder-type third-order elliptic low-pass filter is also presented for the SFI’s application. The theory of operations described and the simulation results are used to verify theoretical predictions. The SFI shows close agreement between predicted behavior and simulation performance. The simulation results that the SFI have The temperature coefficient of-179 ppm/$^{\circ}C$ and Q factor of 120 at 200kHz at supply voltage ${\pm}$5 V.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2004

Phase noise performance and current consumption of Radio Frequency (RF) Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) are largely dependent on the Quality (Q) factor of inductor-capacitor (LC) tank. Because the Q-factor of LC tank is determined by on-chip spiral inductor, we designed, analyzed, and modeled on-chip differential inductor to enhance differential Q-factor, reduce current consumption and save silicon area. The simulated inductance is 3.3 nH and Q-factor is 15 at 2 GHz. Self-resonance frequency is as high as 13 GHz. To verify its use to RF applications, we designed 2 GHz differential LC VCO. The measurement result of phase noise is -112 dBc/Hz at an offset frequency of 100 kHz from a 2GHz carrier frequency. Tuning range is about 500 MHz (25%), and current consumption varies from 5mA to 8.4 mA using bias control technique. Implemented in $0.35-{\mu}m$ SiGe BiCMOS technology, the VCO occupies $400\;um{\times}800\;um$ of silicon area.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권7호통권361호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2007

GSM 셀룰러폰을 위한 저전압 고선형 바이폴라 OTA와 이룡 이용한 IF bandpass filter(BPF)를 제안하였다. OTA는 저전압 선형 transconductor, translinear 전류이득 셀, 그리고 3개의 전류 미러로 구성 되어있다. BPF는 2개의 동일한 2차 BPF를 직렬 연결한 형태인데, 2차 BPF는 저항과 커패시터 그리고 2개의 OTA와 커패시터로 된 ground simulated inductor로 구성되어 있다. 8GHz bipolar transistor-array를 사용한 SPICE 시뮬레이션에서는 1mS의 transconductance의 OTA가 ${\pm}2%$ 이하의 선형 오차와 ${\pm}2\;V$에서 ${\pm}0.65\;V$이상의 선형범위를 가짐을 보여준다. transconductor의 온도계수는 $-90ppm/^{\circ}C$이하이다. BPF는 중심 주파수는 $85MHz\;Q$값은 80이 되도록 설계하였다. 중심주파수에서의 온도계수는 $-182ppm/^{\circ}C$이고, BPF의 소비전력은 128mW 이다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1999년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.283-286
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• 1999

A 2㎓, low noise, low power CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with an integrated LC resonator is presented. The design of VCO relies heavily on the on-chip spiral inductor. An optimized spiral inductor with Q-factor of nearly 8 is achieved and used for the VCO. The simulated result of phase noise is as low as -l14 ㏈c/Hz at an offset frequency of a 600KHz from a 2㎓ carrier frequency. The VCO is tuned with standard available junction capacitors, resulting in an about 400MHz tuning range (20%). Implemented in a five-metal 0.25${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ standard CMOS process, the VCO consumes only 2㎽ from a single 2.5V supply. It occupies an active area of 620${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$$\times$720${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.427-432
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• 2005

In this study, we present a new topology for realizing a grounded inductor employing only a single current conveyor, called a negative-type modified inverting second-generation current conveyor (MICCII-), and a minimum number of passive components, two resistors, and one capacitor. The non-ideality effects of the MICCII- on a simulated inductor are investigated. To demonstrate the performance of the presented inductance simulator, we use it to construct a third order Butterworth high-pass filter and a parallel resonant circuit. Simulation results are given to confirm the theoretical analysis.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.465-471
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• 2015

An LC-tuned sinusoidal voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using temperature-stable linear operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) is presented. Its architecture is based on Hartley oscillator configuration, where the inductor is active one realized with two OTAs and a grounded capacitor. Two diode limiters are used for limiting amplitude. A prototype oscillator built with discrete components exhibits less than 3.1% nonlinearity in its current-to-frequency transfer characteristic from 1.99 MHz to 39.14 MHz and $220ppm/^{\circ}C$ frequency stability to the temperature drift over 0 to $75^{\circ}C$. The total harmonic distortion (THD) is as low as 4.4 % for a specified frequency-tuning range. The simulated phase noise of the VCO is about -108.9 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset frequency in frequency range of 0.4 - 46.97 MHz and property of phase noise of VCO is better than colpitts-VCO.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2010년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.74-75
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• 2010

As global warming due to burning fossil fuels and natural resource depletion issues have emerged, the development of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics (PV) has been brought to recent interest. Amongst the vast efforts to harvest and convert solar energy into electricity, the module integrated converters (MIC) has become a worthy topic of research for grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Due to the required high-boosting qualities, only a restricted amount of DC/DC converter topologies can be applied to MICs. This paper investigates the possibility of a tapped-inductor boost converter as a candidate for PV MICs. A dual-inductor interleaving scheme operating slightly above the boundary of the two conduction modes (BCM) is suggested for reduction of input current ripple and minimization of component stress. A digital controller is used for implementation, assuring maximum power tracking and transfer while providing sufficient computational space for other grid connectivity applications, etc. For verification, a 200W converter is designed and simulated via computer software including component losses. High efficiency over a wide power range proves the feasibility of the proposed PV MIC system.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.676-690
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• 2019

This paper presents a switched capacitor (SC) based bidirectional dc-dc converter topology for high voltage gain applications. The proposed converter is able to operate with multiple integral voltage conversion ratios based on user input. The architecture of a user-friendly, inductor-less multi-voltage-gain bidirectional dc-dc converter is proposed in this study. The inductor-less or magnetic-less design of the proposed converter makes it effective in higher temperature applications. Furthermore, the proposed converter has a reduced component count and lower voltage stress across its switches and capacitors when compared to existing SC converters. An output impedance analysis of the proposed converter is presented and compared with popular existing SC converters. The proposed converter is simulated in the OrCAD PSpice environment and the obtained results are presented. A 200 W hardware prototype of the proposed SC converter has been developed. Experimental results are presented to validate the efficacy of the proposed converter.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.172-176
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• 2020

The implementation of a low phase noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is important for the signal integrity of wireless communication terminal. A low phase noise wideband VCO for a wireless local area network (WLAN) application is presented in this paper. A 6-bit coarse tune capacitor bank (capbank) and a fine tune varactor are used in the VCO to cover the target band. The simulated oscillation frequency tuning range is from 8.6 to 11.6 GHz. The proposed VCO is desgned using 65 nm CMOS technology with a high quality (Q) factor bondwire inductor. The VCO is biased with 1.8 V VDD and shows 9.7 mA current consumption. The VCO exhibits a phase noise of -122.77 and -111.14 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from 8.6 and 11.6 GHz carrier frequency, respectively. The calculated figure of merit(FOM) is -189 dBC/Hz at 1 MHz offset from 8.6 GHz carrier. The simulated results show that the proposed VCO performance satisfies the required specification of WLAN standard.