A monolithic and self-referenced RF LC clock generator compliant with USB 2.0

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-399

  McCorquodale, Michael S ^a,b   O'Day, Justin D ^b   Pernia, Scott M ^a,b   Carichner, Gordon A ^a,b   Kubba, Sundus ^b   Brown, Richard B ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Mobius Microsystems Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog integrated circuits; Clocks; CMOSFET oscillators; Frequency synthesizers; Jitter; Oscillator noise; Oscillator stability; Oscillators; Phase noise; Phase locked loops; Timing jitter

Indexed keywords

ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CMOSFET OSCILLATORS; OSCILLATOR NOISE; OSCILLATOR STABILITY;

CLOCKS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHASE NOISE; TIMING JITTER; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33847730290     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.883337     Document Type: Article

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