Low phase noise, low power IC VCOs for 5-8GHz wireless applications

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 723-726

  Jacobsson, H ^a   Gevorgian, S ^a   Mokhtari, M ^a   Hansson, B ^a   Hedenas, C ^a   Lewin, T ^a   Rabe, W ^a   Schuppen, A ^a  

^a Ericsson Microwave Systems AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW POWER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS; POWER CONSUMPTION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; VARACTORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0033678197     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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