A low-phase-noise and low-power multiband CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1296-1302

  Li, Zhenbiao ^a   Kenneth, K O ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Low power; MOS; Multiband; Phase noise; Switched capacitor; Switched inductor; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOS DEVICES; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

LOW POWER; MULTIBAND; PHASE NOISE; SWITCHED CAPACITORS; SWITCHED INDUCTORS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 20444491658     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2005.848031     Document Type: Article

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