A GHz spintronic-based RF oscillator

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 214-223

  Villard, Patrick ^a   Ebels, Ursula ^b   Houssameddine, Dimitri ^b   Katine, Jordan ^c   Mauri, Daniele ^c   Delaet, Bertrand ^a   Vincent, Pierre ^a   Cyrille, Marie Claire ^a   Viala, Bernard ^a   Michel, Jean Philippe ^a   Prouvée, Jérôme ^a   Badets, Frank ^d  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b UMR 8191   (France)

^c SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d STMICROELECTRONICS   (France)

Author keywords

Frequency synthesis; Magneto resistance; Spin torque; VCO

Indexed keywords

DC MAGNETIC FIELD; DC-BIAS CURRENT; FREQUENCY FLUCTUATION; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS; HIGH TUNABILITY; NANO-OSCILLATOR; NANO-SIZED; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; OUTPUT POWER; RF APPLICATIONS; RF OSCILLATOR; RF TRANSCEIVERS; SPECTRAL PURITY; SPIN MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SPIN TORQUE; SPINTRONICS; STANDARD CMOS PROCESS; TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE; WIDE BAND AMPLIFIERS;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETOS; SPACE OPTICS; SPIN DYNAMICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TORQUE; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 73249125409     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2034432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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