Title :
Simulation and modeling of phase noise in open-loop oscillators
Author :
Demir, Alper ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a discussion about the definition of phase noise for general oscillation waveforms; a numerical method for transistor-level simulation and characterization of phase noise in open-loop (free running) oscillators; application of the phase noise simulation method to harmonic, relaxation and ring oscillators and a technical discussion of the phase noise characterization results; comparisons of the results of phase noise simulations for harmonic, relaxation and ring oscillators with the results of related work in the literature
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; circuit noise; harmonic oscillators (circuits); nonlinear network analysis; phase noise; radiofrequency oscillators; relaxation oscillators; time-domain analysis; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO; free running oscillators; harmonic oscillators; modeling; noise characterization; numerical method; open-loop oscillators; phase noise; relaxation oscillators; ring oscillators; transistor-level simulation; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Computer simulation; Nonlinear equations; Oscillators; Phase noise; RF signals; Radio frequency; Semiconductor device noise; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the IEEE 1996
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3117-6
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1996.510595
