• DocumentCode
    3256304
  • Title

    An automatic evaluation of phase noise on CMOS ring VCOs

  • Author

    Wang, Lu ; Nunez, Adrian

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Syracuse Univ., NY
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    7-10 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1569
  • Abstract
    The presence of phase noise in semiconductor devices can disturb the normal operation of analog and RF circuits. This paper presents a methodology to automatically evaluate the effects of phase noise in ring voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs). The methodology is based on SPICE circuit simulations and a mathematical analysis. A CAD tool was implemented and used to evaluate and optimize a four-stage ring VCO to show the effectiveness of the methodology
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit noise; phase noise; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS integrated circuits; RF circuits; SPICE circuit simulations; analog circuits; phase noise; ring VCO; semiconductor devices; voltage controlled oscillator; 1f noise; Bandwidth; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Frequency; Mathematical analysis; Phase noise; Semiconductor device noise; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2005. 48th Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Covington, KY
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9197-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2005.1594415
  • Filename
    1594415