Spread-spectrum clock generation with ferroelectric capacitor-tuned VCOs

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1638-1645

  Kabir, Abu ^a   Kalkur, T ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs   (United States)

^b INTERSIL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY BAND WIDTH; PEAK POWER; SINUSOIDAL MODULATION; SPREAD-SPECTRUM CLOCKS; VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED-OSCILLATOR;

CAPACITORS; CLOCKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FREQUENCY BANDS; OSCILLISTORS;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 84881530087     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2013.2746     Document Type: Article

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