• DocumentCode
    3465967
  • Title

    A 1.4mW 4.90-to-5.65GHz Class-C CMOS VCO with an Average FoM of 194.5dBc/Hz

  • Author

    Mazzanti, Andrea ; Andreani, Pietro

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3-7 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    474
  • Lastpage
    629
  • Abstract
    Colpitts oscillators have long been known for their excellent phase-noise properties; yet, a differential CMOS Colpitts oscillator, directly derived from a singled-ended topology, did not show a better phase noise performance than the conventional CMOS differential-pair LC-tank oscillator, not even theoretically (Andreani, 2005).
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; network topology; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; FoM; LC-tank oscillator; class-C CMOS VCO; differential CMOS Colpitts oscillator; frequency 4.90 GHz to 5.65 GHz; phase-noise properties; power 1.4 mW; singled-ended topology; Frequency; MOS devices; MOSFETs; Noise level; Phase noise; Solid state circuits; Switches; Tail; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2008. ISSCC 2008. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2010-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2011-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2008.4523263
  • Filename
    4523263