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RF CMOS quadrature voltage-controlled oscillator design using superharmonic coupling method.

Chung, Wai Fung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-100). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / 摘要 --- p.III / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.IV / CONTENTS --- p.V / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.VIII / LIST OF TABLES --- p.X / LIST OF TABLES --- p.X / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Receiver Architecture --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Zero-IF Receivers --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Low-IF Receivers --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Hartley Architecture --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Weaver Architecture --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Image-rejection ratio --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Organization --- p.12 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- FUNDAMENTALS OF OSCILLATOR --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Basic Oscillator Theory --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Varactor --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Inductor --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- Phase noise --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- The Leeson ´ةs phase noise expression --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Linear model --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Linear Time-Variant phase noise model --- p.28 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- FULLY-INTEGRATED CMOS OSCILLATOR DESIGN --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1 --- Ring oscillator --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- LC oscillator --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- LC-tank resonator --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Negative transconductance --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Generation of quadrature phase signals --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4 --- Quadrature VCO topologies --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Parallel-coupled QVCO --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Series-coupled QVCO --- p.46 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- QVCO with Back-gate Coupling --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- QVCO using superharmonic coupling --- p.49 / Chapter 3.5 --- Novel QVCO using back-gate superharmonic coupling --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Tuning range --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Negative gm --- p.55 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Phase noise calculation --- p.56 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Coupling coefficient --- p.57 / Chapter 3.5.5 --- Low-voltage and low-power design --- p.59 / Chapter 3.5.6 --- Layout Consideration --- p.61 / Chapter 3.5.6.1 --- Symmetrical Layout and parasitics --- p.61 / Chapter 3.5.6.2 --- Metal width and number of vias --- p.63 / Chapter 3.5.6.3 --- Substrate contact and guard ring --- p.63 / Chapter 3.5.7 --- Simulation Results --- p.65 / Chapter 3.5.7.1 --- Frequency and output power --- p.65 / Chapter 3.5.7.2 --- Quadrature signal generation --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.7.3 --- Tuning range --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.7.4 --- Power consumption --- p.68 / Chapter 3.5.7.5 --- Phase noise --- p.69 / Chapter 3.6 --- Polyphase filter and Single-sideband mixer design --- p.70 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Polyphase filter --- p.72 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Layout Consideration --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Simulation results --- p.76 / Chapter 3.7 --- Comparison with parallel-coupled QVCO --- p.78 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS --- p.80 / Chapter 4.1 --- Test Fixture --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2 --- Measurement set-up --- p.84 / Chapter 4.3 --- Measurement results --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Proposed QVCO using back-gate superharmonic coupling --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Output Spectrum --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Tuning range --- p.87 / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Phase noise --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3.1.4 --- Power consumption --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3.1.5 --- Image-rejection ratio --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Parallel-coupled QVCO --- p.90 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Output spectrum --- p.90 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Power consumption --- p.90 / Chapter 4.3.2.3 --- Tuning range --- p.91 / Chapter 4.3.2.4 --- Phase noise --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Comparison between proposed and parallel-coupled QVCO --- p.93 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.95 / Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusions --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2 --- Future work --- p.97 / REFERENCES --- p.98

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325970
Date January 2007
ContributorsChung, Wai Fung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 100 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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