Title :
A multiple-probe approach for robust frequency domain ring oscillator simulation
Author :
Duan, Xiaochun ; Mayaram, Kartikeya
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
A new multiple-probe method is presented for simulation of highly nonlinear ring oscillators using the harmonic balance method. This method is robust and efficient compared to the single-probe method and readily converges for a wide range of single-ended and differential ring oscillators with identical or mismatched delay cells.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; frequency-domain analysis; nonlinear network analysis; oscillators; differential ring oscillators; frequency domain simulation; harmonic balance method; identical delay cells; mismatched delay cells; multiple-probe method; nonlinear ring oscillators; ring oscillator simulation; single-ended oscillators; single-probe method; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Convergence; Frequency domain analysis; Probes; Ring oscillators; Robustness; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9023-7
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2005.1568707
