@article{Ghol_Ghaderi_Ebnali-Heidari_2024, title={Design of a Wide Tuning-Range‎, ‎High Swing Fully Differential CMOS VCO With a Differential Tunable Active Inductor}, volume={9}, url={https://oiccpress.com/Majlesi-Journal-of-Electrical-Engineering/article/design-of-a-wide-tuning-range-high-swing-fully-differential-cmos-vco-with-a-differential-tunable-active-inductor/}, abstractNote={In this paper‎, ‎an inductor-less‎, ‎high frequency tuning range and low power CMOS voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented‎. ‎The VCO can be implemented in 0.18 µm CMOS‎, ‎with 1.8 V supply voltage‎. ‎By using a novel structure‎, ‎a high frequency tuning range‎, ‎low phase noise and low power consumption VCO‎, ‎is obtained‎. ‎In order to increase the frequency tuning range‎, ‎an active inductor is used‎. ‎In addition‎, ‎deep triode region transistors are employed to enhance the swing of the output voltage‎. ‎By using the results of simulation with HSPISE software‎, ‎the tuning range‎, ‎phase noise and power consumption are 5.49-9.6 GHz‎, -‎146 dBc/Hz and 5.99 mW‎, ‎respectively‎.}, number={3}, journal={Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering}, publisher={OICC Press}, author={Ghol, Zahra Dorost and Ghaderi, Noushin and Ebnali-Heidari, Majid}, year={2024}, month={Feb.}, keywords={Voltage controlled oscillator, CMOS ring oscillator, tuning range, Active inductor.} }