A 16-18.8-GHz sub-integer-N frequency synthesizer for 60-GHz transceivers

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1076-1086

  Floyd, Brian A ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

18 GHz; 60 GHz; Frequency synthesizer; Millimeter wave; Phase rotator; Phase switched divider; Sub integer divider; Voltage controlled oscillator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; PHASE NOISE; TRANSCEIVERS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

PHASE ROTATOR; PHASE SWITCHED DIVIDER;

FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS;

EID: 42649090788     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.920351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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