On the amplitude and phase errors of quadrature LC-tank CMOS oscillators
Författare
Summary, in English
An analytic approach for the estimation of the phase and amplitude imbalances caused by component mismatches and parasitic magnetic fields in two popular quadrature LC oscillators is presented. Very simple and closed-form equations are derived, proving that, although the two topologies share the same small signal circuit, they display very different sensitivities to the mentioned sources of imbalance. Moreover, it is shown that parasitic inductors coupling, overlooked up to date, plays a key role ultimately limiting the achievable phase accuracy. The theoretical results are verified through extensive simulations and measurements on a 1.7-GHz quadrature oscillator and frequency up-converter implemented in a 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS process.
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1305-1313
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Volym
41
Issue
6
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Ämne
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Nyckelord
- CMOS radio frequency integrated circuits image rejection local oscillators phase accuracy quadrature voltage-controlled oscillators (QVCOs)
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0018-9200