Linearity of bulk-controlled inverter ring VCO in weak and strong inversion

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Wismar, Ulrik ^a   Wisland, Dag ^b   Andreani, Pietro ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

FDSM; Inverter ring; Linear modulation; VCO; Weak inversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELTA SIGMA MODULATION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TRANSISTORS;

BULK-CONTROLLED INVERTER; INVERTER RINGS; VOLTAGE NOISE; WEAK INVERSION;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 33845486492     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-006-9370-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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