Oscillator flicker phase noise: A tutorial

Y Hu, T Siriburanon… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A filtering technique to lower LC oscillator phase noise

E Hegazi, H Sjoland, AA Abidi - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Insights Into Phase-Noise Scaling in Switch-Coupled Multi-Core LC VCOs for E-Band Adaptive Modulation Links

L Iotti, A Mazzanti, F Svelto - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

The impact of device type and sizing on phase noise mechanisms

A Jerng, CG Sodini - IEEE journal of solid-state circuits, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 and compact CMOS PLL for use in a heterodyne 802.15. 3c transceiver

D Murphy, QJ Gu, YC Wu, HY Jian, Z Xu… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A cryo-CMOS oscillator with an automatic common-mode resonance calibration for quantum computing applications

J Gong, Y Chen, E Charbon… - … on Circuits and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Suppression of flicker noise up-conversion in a 65-nm CMOS VCO in the 3.0-to-3.6 GHz band

F Pepe, A Bonfanti, S Levantino… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A low-power low-phase-noise VCO with self-adjusted active resistor

J Sun, CC Boon, X Zhu, X Yi… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Flicker noise upconversion mechanisms in K-band CMOS VCOs

Q Shi, D Guermandi, J Craninckx… - 2015 IEEE Asian Solid …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Analyses and techniques for phase noise reduction in CMOS Colpitts oscillator topology

I Chlis, D Pepe, D Zito - International Journal of Circuit Theory …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports the analyses of three techniques for phase noise reduction in the
complementary metal‐oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Colpitts oscillator circuit topology …