Design and analysis of varactor-less interpolative-phase-tuning millimeter-wave LC oscillators with multiphase outputs

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1810-1819

  Rong, Sujiang ^a   Luong, Howard C ^a  

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

Author keywords

in phase and quadrature phase (IQ); Interpolation; LC; millimeter wave (MMW); multiphase; oscillator; phase error; phase noise; phase shift; phase tuning; ring; tank Q; varactor less; VCO

Indexed keywords

IN-PHASE; LC; MILLIMETER-WAVE (MMW); MULTIPHASE; PHASE ERROR; PHASE TUNING; RING; TANK Q; VARACTOR-LESS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHASE NOISE; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VARACTORS;

TUNING;

EID: 79960838648     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2011.2155850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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