A 5 GHz, 192.6 dBc/Hz/mW FOM, LC-VCO system with amplitude control loop and LDO voltage regulator in 0.18 μm CMOS

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 730-732

  Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a,b   Hsu, Ruei Lin ^b,c   Li, Cheng Lung ^b   Tseng, Ying Che ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MEDIATEK INC   (Taiwan)

^d Mobil Device Inc   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplitude control loop (ACL); Phase noise; Voltage regulator; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)

Indexed keywords

MOSFET DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHASE NOISE; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

AMPLITUDE CONTROL LOOP (ACL); SATURATION CURRENT; TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 34948899851     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2007.905636     Document Type: Article

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