Ultra-low-voltage high-performance CMOS VCOs using transformer feedback

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 652-660

  Kwok, Kachun ^a   Luong, Howard C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inductor; Low phase noise; Low power; Low voltage; Oscillator; Phase locked loop; Receiver; Synthesizer; Transceiver; Transformer; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO); Wireless

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MOSFET DEVICES; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TRANSCEIVERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

LOW PHASE NOISE; LOW POWER; LOW VOLTAGE; PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; SYNTHESIZERS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 16244416575     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2005.843614     Document Type: Article

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