Triple-push operation for combined oscillation/divison functionality in millimeter-wave frequency synthesizers

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1575-1589

  Çatli, Burak ^a   Hella, Mona Mostafa ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

60 GHz radio; Frequency synthesizers; injection locking; millimeter wave oscillators; triple push oscillators

Indexed keywords

60 GHZ BAND; 60-GHZ RADIO; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN GUIDELINES; INJECTION LOCKED FREQUENCY DIVIDER; INJECTION-LOCKING; MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCIES; MILLIMETER-WAVE OSCILLATORS; MM-WAVE; MM-WAVE FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATION MODE; POWER BUDGETS; PUSH OPERATION; THIRD HARMONIC; TRIPLE-PUSH; TUNING RANGES;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; INDUCTANCE; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; TUNING;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 77955148622     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2010.2049915     Document Type: Conference Paper

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