Impact of indirect stability on phase noise performance of fully-integrated LC tuned VCOs

European Solid-State Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 202-205

  Samori, C ^a   Lacaita, A L ^a   Zanchi, A ^a   Levantino, S ^a   Torrisi, F ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AM-TO-PM NOISE CONVERSION; BIPOLAR TECHNOLOGY; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE; PHASE NOISE PERFORMANCE; RF RECEIVERS; SIMULATION PROCEDURES;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

PHASE NOISE;

EID: 0001578531     PISSN: 19308833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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