@misc{9231124,
  abstract     = {{This Thesis presents the design and investigation of high-frequency fundamental
VCO(Voltage controlled oscillator) and injection-locked frequency dividers (ILFDs)
for millimeter-wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) communication
systems. A magnetically tuned voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and magnetically
tuned ILFD pair are proposed for sub-THz applications. The 140 GHz
fundamental VCO achieves a phase noise of −100.6 dBc/Hz at 10 MHz offset
with a figure-of-merit (FOM)-178 dBc/Hz at 10 MHz with a tuning range of 6.43
%. while the ILFD covers 133–154.5 GHz with a locking range of 18.12 % and
total power consumption of the pair is 7.2 mW. Additionally, a 200 GHz divideby-
two ILFD is demonstrated, covering 186.5–224.5 GHz with a locking range of
19.34 % and consuming 4.2 mW. The circuits operate with a 1.2 V supply and
are implemented in a 65 nm CMOS process, with simulations conducted in Cadence
Virtuoso. The limitations of the current design and potential improvements
are discussed, highlighting its applicability for future 6G mmWave and sub-THz
transceivers.}},
  author       = {{Krishnan, Avinash}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{LO Generation and Frequency Division at mm-Wave and Sub-Terahertz Frequencies}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}