On the amplitude and phase errors of quadrature LC-tank CMOS oscillators

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1305-1313

  Mazzanti, Andrea ^a,b   Andreani, Pietro ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits; Image rejection; Local oscillators; Phase accuracy; Quadrature voltage controlled oscillators (QVCOs)

Indexed keywords

CMOS RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; IMAGE REJECTION; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; PHASE ACCURACY; QUADRATURE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS (QVCO);

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33746612492     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.874333     Document Type: Article

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