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 …

A Low-Flicker-Noise 30-GHz Class-F23 Oscillator in 28-nm CMOS Using Implicit Resonance and Explicit Common-Mode Return Path

Y Hu, T Siriburanon… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a millimeter-wave (mmW) frequency generation stage aimed at
minimizing phase noise (PN) via waveform shaping and harmonic extraction while …

A cryo-CMOS oscillator with an automatic common-mode resonance calibration for quantum computing applications

J Gong, Y Chen, E Charbon… - … on Circuits and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a 4-to-5GHz LC oscillator operating at 4.2 K for quantum computing
applications. The phase noise (PN) specification of the oscillator is derived based on the …

A 529-μW fractional-N all-digital PLL using TDC gain auto-calibration and an inverse-class-F DCO in 65-nm CMOS

P Chen, X Meng, J Yin, PI Mak… - … on Circuits and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an ultra-lower-power (ULP) digital-to-time-converter (DTC)-assisted
fractional-N all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) suitable for IoT applications. A proposed …

Analysis and review of main characteristics of Colpitts oscillators

MJ Hemmati, R Dehghani - International Journal of Circuit …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, different topologies of CMOS Colpitts oscillators including single‐ended and
differential configurations are studied, and the main specifications of them are presented …

Analysis and design of a 15.2-to-18.2-GHz inverse-class-F VCO with a balanced dual-core topology suppressing the flicker noise upconversion

X Meng, H Li, P Chen, J Yin, PI Mak… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the theory and implementation of a balanced dual-core inverse-class-F
(class-F) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The class-F topology supports high-quality …

A −197.3-dBc/Hz FoMT Wideband LC-VCO IC With a Single Voltage-Controlled IMOS-Based Novel Varactor in 40-nm CMOS SOI

M Fang, T Yoshimasu - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A wideband LC-VCO IC with an Inversion-MOS (IMOS)-based novel varactor is proposed in
this article. The novel varactor that consists of an IMOS and a fixed metal-insulator-metal …

A New Boosted Active-Capacitor With Negative-Gm for Wide Tuning Range VCOs

P Agarwal, M Chahardori, D Heo - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new boosted active-capacitor (BAC) architecture using LC-tuned active-impedance-
conversion is presented. In the chosen frequency range, the proposed BAC acts as a …

A compact transformer-based fractional-N ADPLL in 10-nm FinFET CMOS

CC Li, MS Yuan, CC Liao, CH Chang… - … on Circuits and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we introduce a fractional-N all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) architecture
based on a single LC-tank, featuring an ultra-wide tuning range (TR) and optimized for ultra …

An ultra-low-power octave-tuning VCO IC with a single analog voltage-controlled novel varactor

M Fang, T Yoshimasu - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an ultra-low-power octave-tuning voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) integrated
circuit (IC) is proposed, using a novel varactor with a single control voltage. The novel …