Ring-based triple-push VCOs with wide continuous tuning ranges

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2173-2183

  Chen, Chung Chun ^a   Li, Chao Chieh ^b   Huang, Bo Jr ^a   Lin, Kun You ^a   Tsao, Hen Wai ^a   Wang, Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Novatek Microelectronics Corp Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplitude shifted keying (ASK); CMOS; Multipush; On off keying (OOK); Phase locked loop (PLL); Ring oscillator; Triple push; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO); Wide tuning range

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE-SHIFTED KEYING (ASK); CMOS; MULTIPUSH; ON-OFF KEYING; RING OSCILLATOR; TRIPLE-PUSH; VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR; WIDE TUNING RANGE;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; TUNING;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 77958087599     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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