A regulated low phase noise differential colpitts VCO for mobile RFID system

Proceedings of the 37th European Microwave Conference, EUMC

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1113-1116

  Roh, Hyoung Hwan ^a   Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Jung, Jin Wook ^a   Park, Kyong Tae ^a   Nae, Kwan Kyu ^a   Cho, Hong Goo ^a   Park, Jun Seok ^a   Jang, Jong Eun ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b U Comm Technology Co Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; MICROWAVES; MOBILE PHONES; PHASE NOISE; SIGNAL GENERATORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TUNING; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

COLPITTS VCO; EUROPEAN; FIGURE-OF-MERIT; FREQUENCY DIVIDER; GHZ BAND; LO FREQUENCIES; LOW-PHASE-NOISE; MOBILE RFID; MOS VARACTORS; OPTIMUM DESIGN TECHNIQUES; PHASE NOISE PERFORMANCE; TUNING RANGE; VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 48349129793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2007.4405393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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