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ASPDAC
2007
ACM
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A Wideband CMOS LC-VCO Using Variable Inductor
This paper proposes a wide-range tunable CMOS voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). VCO uses an on-chip variable inductor and switched capacitors as variable elements. The VCO was f...
K. Ohashi, Y. Ito, Yoshiaki Yoshihara, Kenichi Oka...
SBCCI
2005
ACM
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Phase noise performances of a cross-coupled CMOS VCO with resistor tail biasing
The Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) is a fundamental block in RF IC architectures. Today’s wireless communication applications do require a high level of performances from s...
Sergio Gagliolo, Giacomo Pruzzo, Daniele D. Cavigl...
ISQED
2008
IEEE
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Parasitic Aware Process Variation Tolerant Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Design
In this paper we present a parasitic aware, process variation tolerant optimization methodology that may be applied to nanoscale circuits to ensure better yield. A currentstarved ...
Dhruva Ghai, Saraju P. Mohanty, Elias Kougianos