A deep understanding of how to reduce flicker phase noise (PN) in oscillators is critical in
supporting ultra-low PN frequency generation for the advanced communications and other …

Based on a physical understanding of phase-noise mechanisms, a passive LC filter is found
to lower the phase-noise factor in a differential oscillator to its fundamental minimum. Three …

High-capacity wireless links at millimeter-Waves are candidate for backhaul infrastructure to
small-cell mobile networks. However, the use of high-order modulation schemes sets …

Phase noise mechanisms in integrated LC voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) using MOS
transistors are investigated. The degradation in phase noise due to low-frequency bias …

A low phase noise, wideband, mm-wave, integer-N PLL that is capable of supporting an
802.15. 3c heterodyne transceiver is reported. The PLL can generate 6 equally spaced …

Flicker noise up-conversion in voltage-biased oscillators can be effectively suppressed by
inserting resistances in series to the drain of the transconductor MOSFETs. This solution …

This article presents a 4-to-5GHz LC oscillator operating at 4.2 K for quantum computing
applications. The phase noise (PN) specification of the oscillator is derived based on the …

This letter presents a low-power low-phase-noise VCO with self-adjusted active resistor
(SAAR). A pair of PMOS transistors is introduced between cross-coupled pairs and LC-tank …

This paper analyzes the flicker noise upconversion mechanisms in CMOS LC-VCOs,
focusing on the bias circuitry and core cross-coupled pair. In contrary to what is widely …

This paper reports the analyses of three techniques for phase noise reduction in the
complementary metal‐oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Colpitts oscillator circuit topology …