67-GHz static frequency divider using 0.2-mu m self-aligned SiGeHBTs

A 67-GHz 1/4 static frequency divider using 0.2-mum self-aligned selective- epitaxial-growth SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors, with a 122-GHz cu toff frequency, a 163-GHz maximum oscillation frequency, and an average emi tter coupled logic gate delay time of 5.65 ps, was developed. The pretracki ng master-slave toggle flip-flop OMS-TFF) of the divider increases the maxi mum operating frequency to about 15% higher than that of a conventional MS- TFF, yet the power consumption of the divider is 175 mW, which is 1/5 that of comparable dividers, at a supply voltage of -5.2 V.