High-performance harmonic-rich single-core VCO with multi-LC tank: A tutorial
This brief overviews the development of high-performance single-core voltage-controlled
oscillators (VCOs) employing a multi-LC tank over the past two decades. From the circuit …
oscillators (VCOs) employing a multi-LC tank over the past two decades. From the circuit …
Oscillator flicker phase noise: A tutorial
Y Hu, T Siriburanon… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A deep understanding of how to reduce flicker phase noise (PN) in oscillators is critical in
supporting ultra-low PN frequency generation for the advanced communications and other …
supporting ultra-low PN frequency generation for the advanced communications and other …
A 19.5-GHz 28-nm Class-C CMOS VCO, With a Reasonably Rigorous Result on 1/f Noise Upconversion Caused by Short-Channel Effects
A Franceschin, P Andreani, F Padovan… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Class-C operation is leveraged to implement a K-band CMOS voltage-controlled oscillator
(VCO) where the upconversion of 1/f current noise from the cross-coupled transistors in the …
(VCO) where the upconversion of 1/f current noise from the cross-coupled transistors in the …
A 3.3-mW 25.2-to-29.4-GHz current-reuse VCO using a single-turn multi-tap inductor and differential-only switched-capacitor arrays with a 187.6-dBc/Hz FOM
A millimeter-wave current-reuse voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) features a single-turn
multi-tap inductor and two separate differential-only switched-capacitor arrays to improve the …
multi-tap inductor and two separate differential-only switched-capacitor arrays to improve the …
26.2 A 0.08 mm2 25.5-to-29.9 GHz Multi-Resonant-RLCM-Tank VCO Using a Single-Turn Multi-Tap Inductor and CM-Only Capacitors Achieving 191.6 dBc/Hz FoM …
VCO designs have evolved from single-resonant LC-tank VCOs to the recent multiresonant
RLCM (Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor-Mutual-inductance) tank VCOs that allow reshaping of …
RLCM (Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor-Mutual-inductance) tank VCOs that allow reshaping of …
A 265- W Fractional- Digital PLL With Seamless Automatic Switching Sub-Sampling/Sampling Feedback Path and Duty-Cycled Frequency-Locked Loop in 65 …
This article proposes a fractional-N digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) that achieves a 265-
μW ultra-lowpower operation. The proposed switching feedback can seamlessly change the …
μW ultra-lowpower operation. The proposed switching feedback can seamlessly change the …
An X-Band CMOS VCO Using Ultra-Wideband Dual Common-Mode Resonance Technique
F Hong, H Zhang, D Zhao - … on Circuits and Systems I: Regular …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the dual common-mode (CM) resonance technique is proposed for lowering
the phase noise (PN) and flicker PN corner of LC voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) …
the phase noise (PN) and flicker PN corner of LC voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) …
17.6 A 21.7-to-26.5 GHz charge-sharing locking quadrature PLL with implicit digital frequency-tracking loop achieving 75fs jitter and− 250dB FoM
Sub-sampling (SS) and injection-locking (IL) techniques are becoming increasingly popular
for 5G millimeter-wave (mmW) frequency generation [1],[2] due to their ability to achieve ultra …
for 5G millimeter-wave (mmW) frequency generation [1],[2] due to their ability to achieve ultra …
A 12-GHz reconfigurable multicore CMOS DCO, with a time-variant analysis of the impact of reconfiguration switches on phase noise
This article introduces a 28-nm CMOS digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) based on eight
oscillator cores, where the number of active cores can be reconfigured to be either 2, 4, 6, or …
oscillator cores, where the number of active cores can be reconfigured to be either 2, 4, 6, or …
Fundamentals of integrated transformers: From principles to applications
A Bevilacqua - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic transformers are conventionally used for distributing and converting electrical
energy and managing high electrical powers. They are typically large and bulky, such that …
energy and managing high electrical powers. They are typically large and bulky, such that …