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Modeling and Characterization of VCOs with MOS Varactors for RF Transceivers

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking volume 2006, Article number: 093712 (2006) Cite this article

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As more broadband wireless standards are introduced and ratified, the complexity of wireless communication systems increases, which necessitates extra care and vigilance in their design. In this paper, various aspects of popular voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) as key components in RF transceivers are discussed. The importance of phase noise of these key blocks in the overall performance of RF transceivers is highlighted. Varactors are identified as an important component of LC-based oscillators. A new model for accumulation-mode MOS varactors is introduced. The model is experimentally verified through measurements on LC-based VCOs designed in a standardm CMOS process.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4

    Pedram Sameni, Shahriar Mirabbasi & Marwa Hamour

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2V4

    Chris Siu & Krzysztof Iniewski

  3. PMC-Sierra, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 4X1

    Hormoz Djahanshahi & Jatinder Chana

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Sameni, P., Siu, C., Mirabbasi, S. et al. Modeling and Characterization of VCOs with MOS Varactors for RF Transceivers. J Wireless Com Network 2006, 093712 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/WCN/2006/93712

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