A self-regulating oscillator for sensor operation of nanoelectromechanical systems

Author

Kauth, Christian ; Pastre, Marc ; Kayal, Maher

Author_Institution

STI-IEL Electron. Lab., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

fYear

2013

fDate

16-19 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A closed-loop oscillator topology is proposed for dynamic sensor operation of nanoelectromechanical systems, benefiting from the structure´s quality factor. Automatic adaptation to diverse sensors´ properties is achieved via a self-regulating phase-locked loop, making the topology widely usable. A low-noise programmable harmonic LC oscillator forms the cornerstone of its design. Integrated in a 180 nm technology, a tuning range from 600 MHz to 770 MHz is obtained.

Keywords

Q-factor; harmonic oscillators (circuits); nanoelectromechanical devices; network synthesis; network topology; phase locked loops; closed-loop oscillator topology; dynamic sensor; frequency 600 MHz to 770 MHz; low-noise programmable harmonic LC oscillator; nanoelectromechanical systems; quality factor; self-regulating oscillator; self-regulating phase-locked loop; size 180 nm; Frequency conversion; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Phase frequency detector; Phase locked loops; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS), 2013 IEEE 11th International

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0618-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEWCAS.2013.6573652

Filename

6573652