A 0.3 v cross-coupled VCO using dynamic threshold MOSFET

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-168

  Jang, Sheng Lyang ^a   Huang, Chuang Jen ^a   Hsue, Ching Wen ^a   Chang, Chia Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

130 nm nMOS; Dynamic threshold voltage; Ultra low voltage; Voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs)

Indexed keywords

AC SIGNALS; CARRIER FREQUENCY; CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY; CONTROL VOLTAGES; CROSS-COUPLED; DYNAMIC THRESHOLD; DYNAMIC THRESHOLD MOSFET; FIGURE OF MERIT; LC TANKS; MOSFETS; OFFSET FREQUENCIES; OUTPUT PHASE; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION; TUNING RANGES; ULTRALOW VOLTAGE; VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MOSFET DEVICES; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 77949425340     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2010.2040220     Document Type: Article

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