Ultra-low-voltage 20-GHz frequency dividers using transformer feedback in 0.18-μm CMOS process

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2293-2302

  Zheng, Hui ^a,b   Luong, Howard C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Divider; In phase; Injection locked divider; IQ; Low voltage; Miller divider; Quadrature; Regenerative divider; Sideband rejection; Transformer coupled; Transformer feedback

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

DIVIDER; IN-PHASE; INJECTION-LOCKED DIVIDER; IQ; LOW-VOLTAGE; MILLER DIVIDER; QUADRATURE; REGENERATIVE DIVIDER; SIDEBAND REJECTION; TRANSFORMER COUPLED; TRANSFORMER FEEDBACK;

VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

EID: 54049142970     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.2004324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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