On the phase-noise and phase-error performances of multiphase LC CMOS VCOs

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1883-1893

  Andreani, Pietro ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CMOS; Phase noise; Quadrature signal generation; RF; Voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs)

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; WHITE NOISE;

PHASE NOISE; PHASE-ERROR PERFORMANCES; QUADRATURE SIGNAL GENERATION; RF;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 8344225290     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2004.835828     Document Type: Article

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