Modelling and analysis of differential VCOs

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 117-131

  Buonomo, A ^a   Lo Schiavo, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic methods; Non linear circuits; Oscillators; Perturbation methods; RF circuits; Voltage controlled oscillators

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BIPOLAR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOS DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ASYMPTOTIC METHODS; NON-LINEAR CIRCUITS; PERTURBATION METHODS; RF CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS (VCO);

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 2942579452     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.270     Document Type: Article

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