Preface |
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Glossary |
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Abbreviations |
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1 Introduction |
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1.3 Literature on oscillators |
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1.4 The oscillator designer |
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2 Oscillators |
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2.2 The non ideal oscillator |
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15 | (2) |
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2.4 Oscillation conditions |
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21 | (9) |
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2.4.2 Negative resistance modeling |
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2.5 Amplitude stabilization and settling time |
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30 | (6) |
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31 | (3) |
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2.5.2 Automatic gain control |
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34 | (2) |
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3 Structured design with FOMs |
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3.1 Analog circuit design 3 |
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3.1.1 Functional specifications and design resources |
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40 | (2) |
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3.2 Structured and automated design methods |
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44 | (5) |
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45 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Expert systems and synthesis environments |
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3.3 FOM-based structured design |
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3.3.1 Structured design requirements |
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51 | (7) |
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3.4.1 System level modeling |
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3.4.2 Behavioral level modeling |
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3.4.3 Circuit level modeling |
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4 Specifications |
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4.1 Nominal specifications versus design specifications |
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4.2 Frequency and tuning range |
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4.2.1 Tuning constant and linearity |
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4.3 Phase noise to carrier ratio |
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74 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Signal to noise degradation of FM signals |
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4.6 Carrier amplitude and power |
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4.7 Phase and amplitude matching |
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4.8 Power dissipation and supply voltage |
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4.10 Voltage, temperature and process variation |
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4.10.1 Supply voltage variation |
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4.11 Technology and chip area |
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5 Elementary properties |
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90 | (5) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (7) |
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102 | (4) |
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5.4 Carrier amplitude and power |
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6 Practical properties |
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6.1.1 Single-phase LC oscillators |
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6.1.2 Multi phase LC oscillators |
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6.1.3 The two integrator oscillator |
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6.1.4 N stage ring oscillators |
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132 | (23) |
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133 | (19) |
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6.3 L(fm): linear time-invariant modeling |
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156 | (9) |
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6.4 L (fm): linear time-variant and nonlinear modeling |
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6.4.1 Qualitative analysis |
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6.4.2 Quantitative analysis |
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6.6 Carrier amplitude and power |
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6.7 Power dissipation and supply voltage |
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7 Figures of merit |
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186 | (4) |
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7.1.1 Frequency design FOMs |
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7.2.2 Normalized phase noise |
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7.2.3 Oscillator design efficiency |
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8 AC phase noise simulation tool |
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8.1 AC phase noise simulation |
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202 | (5) |
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8.1.2 ACPN simulation principle |
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8.3 Simulation example I: verification of Lbipo(fm) |
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208 | (3) |
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8.4 Simulation example II: L(fm) of a SOA LC oscillator |
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211 | (2) |
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9 Design examples |
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9.1 A 670-830 MHz LC oscillator for FM radio in SOA |
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216 | (9) |
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216 | (1) |
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9.1.4 Experimental results |
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223 | (1) |
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9.2 A 0.9-2.2 GHz two-integrator VCO for Sat-TV |
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225 | (8) |
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227 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Experimental results |
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9.3 A 225-310 MHz LC oscillator with PMOS varactors |
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234 | (3) |
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9.3.3 Active oscillator design |
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9.3.4 Experimental results |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (1) |
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9.4 A 10 GHz I/Q ring VCO for optical receivers |
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242 | (19) |
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243 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Two-stage ring oscillator topologies |
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244 | (3) |
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9.4.3 Simulation of the maximum oscillation frequency |
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9.4.4 Adding buffered outputs |
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9.4.5 Experimental results |
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249 | (2) |
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A Resonator quality factor |
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B Behavioral modeling building blocks |
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C The ideal limiter and implementations |
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C.1 DC transfer characteristics of a MOS differential pair |
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261 | (1) |
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C.2 DC transfer characteristics of a bipolar differential pair |
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262 | (1) |
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D I/Q signal generation implementations |
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E The frequency of a ring oscillator |
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F Bipolar and MOS AC calculation model |
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F.1 Generic transistor model |
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271 | (1) |
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F.2 Bipolar and MOS parameter values |
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G Overview of LC oscillator designs |
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H Overview of ring oscillator designs |
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I Q and L(fm) of linear LC oscillators |
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I.1 Single-phase LC oscillators |
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281 | (2) |
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I.2 Multi phase LC oscillators |
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J Q and L(fm) of linear ring oscillators |
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J.1 The two integrator oscillator |
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J.2 N stage ring oscillators |
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References |
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Literature on LC oscillator designs |
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305 | (4) |
Literature on ring oscillator designs |
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309 | (2) |
About the Authors |
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