Leung Lai-Kan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-154). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.ix / List of Tables --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Overview --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Thesis Organization --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Fundamentals of Voltage Controlled Oscillators --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Definition of Commonly Used Figures of Merit --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Cutoff frequency --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Center Frequency --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Tuning Range --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Tuning Sensitivity --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Output Power --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Power Consumption --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- Supply Pulling --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Phase Noise --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Definition of Phase Noise --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Phase Noise Specification --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Leeson's formula --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Models developed by J. Cranincks and M. Steyaert10 --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Linear Time-Variant Phase Noise Model --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Building Blocks of Voltage Controlled Oscillators --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- FETs --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Varactor --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Spiral Inductor --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Modeling of the Spiral Inductor --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Analysis and Simulation --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Digital Controlled Oscillator --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- General Principle of Oscillation --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- Different Oscillator Architectures --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Single-ended Ring Oscillator --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Differential Ring Oscillator --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- CMOS Injection-locked Oscillator --- p.33 / Chapter 3.4 --- Basic Principle of the Injection-locked Oscillator --- p.34 / Chapter 3.5 --- Digital Controlled Oscillator --- p.36 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- R-2R Digital-to-Analog Converter --- p.37 / Chapter 3.6 --- Injection Locking --- p.42 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Synchronization Model of the Injection Locked Oscillator --- p.42 / Chapter 3.7 --- Simulation Results --- p.44 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Frequency Tuning Characteristics --- p.44 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Phase Noise Performance --- p.47 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- Locking Characteristics --- p.48 / Chapter 3.7.4 --- Sensitivity to Supply Voltage and Temperature --- p.48 / Chapter 3.8 --- Conclusion --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- CMOS LC Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.51 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2 --- LC Oscillator --- p.52 / Chapter 4.3 --- Circuit Design --- p.54 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Oscillation Frequency --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Oscillation Amplitude --- p.58 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Transistor Sizing --- p.59 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Power Consumption --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Tuning Range --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Phase Noise Analysis --- p.63 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusion --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- LC Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.71 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.71 / Chapter 5.2 --- Conventional CMOS Quadrature LC Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3 --- Operational Principle of the CMOS Quadrature LC Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.74 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- General Explanation --- p.74 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Mathematical Analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Drawback of the Conventional CMOS LC Quadrature VCO --- p.77 / Chapter 5.4 --- Novel CMOS Low Noise Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.78 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Equivalent Output Noise due to the Coupling Transistor --- p.80 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Linear Time Varying Model for the Analysis of Total Phase Noise --- p.83 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Tuning Range --- p.94 / Chapter 5.4.4 --- Start-up Condition --- p.95 / Chapter 5.4.5 --- Power Consumption --- p.97 / Chapter 5.5 --- New Tuning Mechanism of the Proposed LC Quadrature VCO --- p.98 / Chapter 5.6 --- Modified Version of the Proposed LC Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.105 / Chapter 5.7 --- Conclusion --- p.108 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Layout Consideration --- p.109 / Chapter 6.1 --- Substrate Contacts --- p.109 / Chapter 6.2 --- Guard Rings --- p.110 / Chapter 6.3 --- Thermal Noise of the Gate Interconnect --- p.111 / Chapter 6.4 --- Use of Different Layers of Metal for Interconnection --- p.112 / Chapter 6.5 --- Slicing of Transistors --- p.113 / Chapter 6.6 --- Width of Interconnecting Wires and Numbers of Vias --- p.114 / Chapter 6.7 --- Matching of Devices --- p.114 / Chapter 6.8 --- Die Micrographs of the Prototypes of the Oscillators --- p.115 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Experimental Results --- p.118 / Chapter 7.1 --- Methodology --- p.118 / Chapter 7.2 --- Evaluation Board --- p.119 / Chapter 7.3 --- Measurement Setup --- p.123 / Chapter 7.4 --- Experimental Results --- p.125 / Chapter 7.4.1 --- CMOS Injection Locked Oscillator --- p.125 / Chapter 7.4.2 --- LC Differential Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.128 / Chapter 7.4.3 --- LC Quadrature Voltage Controlled Oscillator --- p.132 / Chapter 7.5 --- Summary of Performance --- p.139 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion --- p.142 / Chapter 8.1 --- Contribution --- p.142 / Chapter 8.2 --- Further Development --- p.143 / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Appendix --- p.145 / Chapter 9.1 --- Circuit Transformation --- p.145 / Chapter 9.2 --- Derivation of the Inductor Model with PGS --- p.146 / Chapter 9.2.1 --- "Inductance," --- p.146 / Chapter 9.2.2 --- "Series Resistance, Rs" --- p.146 / Chapter 9.2.3 --- Series Capacitance --- p.147 / Chapter 9.2.4 --- Shunt Oxide Capacitance --- p.147 / Chapter 9.3 --- Calculation of Phase Noise Using the Linear Time Variant Model --- p.148 / Chapter Chapter 10 --- Bibliography --- p.151
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323537 |
Date | January 2001 |
Contributors | Leung, Lai-Kan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, xv, 154 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Rights | Use 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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