A 1.24-GHz Monolithic CMOS VCO with Phase Noise of —137 dBc/Hz at a 3-MHz Offset

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 111-113

  Hung, C M ^a   Kenneth, K O ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OSCILLATIONS; RESONATORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MONOLITHIC CMOS VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR; PATTERNED GROUND SHIELD; PHASE NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0344211084     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.761677     Document Type: Article

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