A 1.8-V distributed voltage-controlled oscillator module for 5.8-GHz ISM band

This letter presents the design and implementation of a 1.8-V 5.8-GHz distributed voltage-controlled oscillator module based on bipolar transistors. The oscillator delivered -2-dBm-output power with a current consumption of 11.5 mA. The tuning range achieved was 650 MHz. The measured phase noise was -100 dBc/Hz at 1-MHz offset. The circuit construction was simple and robust and no buffer amplifier was needed. The design can be used for 5.8-GHz ISM band wireless LAN applications.