K. Van Schuylenbergh, B. Griffiths, C. Chua, D. Fork, J. Lu
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Abstract
A balanced silicon BiCMOS oscillator using self-assembled curled circular spring 3D inductor with peak Q of 40 reduces phase noise by 12.3dB at 100kHz offset compared to conventional planar spiral inductor approach. The addition of a 5/spl mu/m copper underlayer raises Q to 85.