RF CMOS low-phase-noise LC oscillator through memory reduction tail transistor

• Main Authors: Boon, Chirn Chye, Do, Manh Anh, Yeo, Kiat Seng, Ma, Jianguo, Zhang, Xiao Ling
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101935; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4647
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Based on the understanding of flicker noise generation in “silicon metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors” (MOSFETs), a novel method for improving the phase noise performance of a CMOS LC oscillator is presented. Zhou et al. and Hoogee have suggested that th...