Analysis of oscillators locked by large injection signals: Generalized Adler's equation and geometrical interpretation

Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 737-740

  Mirzaei, A ^a   Heidari, M E ^a   Abidi, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE INJECTION SIGNALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 34548242389     PISSN: 08865930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CICC.2006.320928     Document Type: Conference Paper

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