AM-FM conversion by the active devices in MOS LC-VCOs and its effect on the optimal amplitude

Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 105-108

  Soltanian, Babak ^a   Kinget, Peter ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOS DEVICES; OSCILLATIONS;

NEGATIVE-RESISTANCE DEVICES; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; PHASE NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 33845887010     PISSN: 15292517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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