The island-gate varactor - A high-Q MOS varactor for millimeter-wave applications

Yongho Oh, Sooyeon Kim, Seungyong Lee, Jae Sung Rieh

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    12 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    A new accumulation MOS varactor with island-shaped poly gate layout is proposed to improve the quality factor (Q-factor) at high frequency, which can be readily employed for CMOS-based millimeter-wave applications. Measured results up to 67 GHz show significant improvements in the Q-factor and the series resistance Rs over the conventional multi-finger MOS varactors with the same ground rule and gate area. The proposed island-gate MOS varactor is expected to improve the overall Q-factor of the LC tank of millimeter-wave oscillators.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number4804622
    Pages (from-to)215-217
    Number of pages3
    JournalIEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
    Volume19
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 Apr

    Keywords

    • Millimeter-wave
    • Q-factor
    • Varactors

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'The island-gate varactor - A high-Q MOS varactor for millimeter-wave applications'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this