• DocumentCode
    1556693
  • Title

    Frequency Tuning of Wide Temperature Range CMOS LC VCOs

  • Author

    Maulik, Prabir C. ; Lai, Ping Wing

  • Author_Institution
    Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2033
  • Lastpage
    2040
  • Abstract
    This paper analyzes various aspects of the performance of LC VCOs over temperature with emphasis on the temperature dependence of KVCO. A novel frequency-tuning scheme is proposed which allows wide temperature range operation while keeping the average KVCO low.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; circuit tuning; phase noise; varactors; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS LC VCO; KVCO; frequency tuning; temperature dependence; temperature range operation; Capacitance; Phase noise; Temperature distribution; Tuning; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators; $K_{rm VCO}$; VCO; phase noise; varactor; voltage-controlled oscillator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.2011.2148570
  • Filename
    5887359
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1556693