Help in designing an S-band VCO

Hi everyBody,

I want to design a VCO of the frequency above 2.5 GHz (S-Band)

i'm a beginner in ADS, can anyone help me design this VCO?

i need some useful paper, project file or book,

any help would be appreciated,

thanks,
Abbas.h

What are its' specifications ? Technology,Toplogy,Output Power,VCO Gain,Phase Noise spec., Harmonic Levels,Budget etc...
There are many questions to be answered...

thanks for response,

i should use 2SC4320 transistor which it's specifications are mentioned here:
http://alltransistors.com/transistor...ansistor=16060

VCO Gain and output power and also topology doesn't really matter,
but the phase noise should be minimum and the tuning range should be maximum,

i just need a simple circuit, and if it's possible, the project file for ads simulation,

any help would be appreciated
thanks a lot

Phase Noise should be minimum and Tuning Range would be maximum.!
They are essentially inverse proportional.While Tuning Range ( Kvco) is increasing, Phase Noise is degradaded, so that the VCO becomes more sensitive to Noise fluctuation at Vtune input.
For simplest circuit, you can address to ADSs Oscillator Design Guide for a starting point.Collector Grounded or Base Grounded Collpits configuration would work.Clapp can be an alternative.
A good Phase Noise, the resonator circuit should have a high Quality factor.Also, varicap diodes must have low series Rs value.
There are many parameters to be considered but I'm not sure that you can do or not..
Oscillator design a pretty sophisticated task..

http://cp.literature.agilent.com/lit...Reference.html

Yes you're right BigBoss
thanks again for your response and help,
i think i should work a little more on this matter

thanks bro, that was helpful