Low-Phase-Noise Low-Power 1C VCOs for 5-8-GHz Wireless Applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2533-2539

  Jacobsson, Harald ^a  

^a Ericsson Microwave Systems AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Inductors; Integrated circuits; Microwave radio communication; Phase noise; Silicon; Voltage controlled oscillator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; POWER INDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

PHASE NOISE; SILICON GERMANIDE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0034431212     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.899009     Document Type: Article

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