Class-C VCO with amplitude feedback loop for robust start-up and enhanced oscillation swing

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 429-440

  Deng, Wei ^a   Okada, Kenichi ^a   Matsuzawa, Akira ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Class C; CMOS; feedback; PVT; start up; VCO

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE STABILITY; CLASS-C; CMOS; CMOS PROCESSS; CROSS-COUPLED; FEED-BACK LOOP; NOISE PERFORMANCE; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; OSCILLATOR DESIGN; PVT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; START-UP CONDITIONS; START-UPS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FEEDBACK; OSCILLISTORS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 84873310407     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2012.2227603     Document Type: Article

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