Simulation of phase noise generated by white noise in 1.7 GHz CMOS LC oscillator

The phase noise resulting from upconversion of white noise in a CMOS LC oscillator is investigated. HSPICE simulations of phase noise resulting from the random-phase white noise in a 1.7 GHz CMOS LC oscillator have been performed and demonstrate that the phase noise resulting from the upconversion of white noise has a 1/f-dependence on the offset frequency and becomes larger as the white noise increases. The results provide a confirmation by circuit simulations of Leeson´s empirical formula, and provide a technique for the design of low noise oscillators