Harmonic Oscillators in CMOS—A Tutorial Overview
Pietro Andreani, Andrea Bevilacqua
Abstract
The harmonic oscillator is a truly irreplaceable as well as ubiquitous analog integrated circuit. Starting from the basics of its CMOS implementation, we will discuss the phase noise of the harmonic oscillator in some detail, where the intrinsic large-signal operation mandates a time-variant analysis. This will be followed by a survey of the most popular design techniques enabling a low phase noise and a wide range of oscillation frequencies.
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Phase noiseCMOSOscillation (cell signaling)Electronic engineeringHarmonicHarmonic oscillatorNoise (video)Electrical engineeringComputer scienceSIGNAL (programming language)PhysicsEngineeringAcousticsQuantum mechanicsProgramming languageGeneticsImage (mathematics)Artificial intelligenceBiologyRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignAdvancements in PLL and VCO TechnologiesAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design