A fully-integrated low-power low-noise 2.6-GHz bipolar VCO for wireless applications

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 199-201

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

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar transistor oscillators; Oscillator stability; Phase noise; Voltage controlled oscillators

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR OSCILLATORS; OSCILLATOR STABILITY; PHASE NOISE DEGRADATION; SINGLE SIDEBAND TO CARRIER RATIO;

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0035351876     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7260.923027     Document Type: Letter

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