Improved quality-factor of 0.18-μm CMOS active inductor by a feedback resistance design

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 467-469

  Hsiao, Chao Chih ^a   Kuo, Chin Wei ^a   Ho, Chien Chih ^a   Chan, Yi Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active inductor; CMOS; Quality factor

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INDUCTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

CASCODE-GROUNDED ACTIVE INDUCTOR CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY; CMOS ACTIVE INDUCTOR; FEEDBACK RESISTANCE DESIGN;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 0036964692     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2002.805931     Document Type: Letter

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