A new analog frequency divider configuration using a resistive field-effect transistor (FET) mixer with a series feedback is proposed. With this configuration, a large synchronization bandwidth of almost 30% has been achieved using an original CAD technique. This bandwidth has been effectively measured on a Ku-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) circuit together with an ultra-low power consumption. Moreover, the processed circuit using a standard 0.2-μm PHEMT technology (Philips-PML) is very compact (1.5 mm2)
Published in:
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
(Volume:8
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Feb 1998