Ebook: The Designer’s Guide to High-Purity Oscillators

The Designer's Guide to High-Purity Oscillators presents a comprehensive theory and design methodology for the design of LC CMOS oscillators used in every wireless transmission system. The authors introduce the subject of phase noise and osciallators from the very first principles, and carry the reader to a very intuitive circuit-driven theory of phase noise in LC osciallators. The presented theory includes both thermal and flicker noise effects. Based on Hegazi, Rael, and Abidi's mechanistic theory, a sensible design methodology is gradually developed. In addition, new topologies that were recently published by the authors are discussed in detail and an optimal design methodology is presented. While the book focuses on intuition, it rigorously proves every argument to present a compact yet accurate model for predicting phase noise in LC oscillators. By so doing, the design of an LC osciallator can be handled in the same manner as an amplifier design.

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The Designer's Guide to High-Purity Oscillators presents a comprehensive theory and design methodology for the design of LC CMOS oscillators used in every wireless transmission system.  The authors introduce the subject of phase noise and osciallators from the very first principles, and carry the reader to a very intuitive circuit-driven theory of phase noise in LC osciallators.  The presented theory includes both thermal and flicker noise effects.  Based on Hegazi, Rael, and Abidi's mechanistic theory, a sensible design methodology is gradually developed.  In addition, new topologies that were recently published by the authors are discussed in detail and an optimal design methodology is presented.  While the book focuses on intuition, it rigorously proves every argument to present a compact yet accurate model for predicting phase noise in LC oscillators.  By so doing, the design of an LC osciallator can be handled in the same manner as an amplifier design.

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The Designer's Guide to High-Purity Oscillators presents a comprehensive theory and design methodology for the design of LC CMOS oscillators used in every wireless transmission system.  The authors introduce the subject of phase noise and osciallators from the very first principles, and carry the reader to a very intuitive circuit-driven theory of phase noise in LC osciallators.  The presented theory includes both thermal and flicker noise effects.  Based on Hegazi, Rael, and Abidi's mechanistic theory, a sensible design methodology is gradually developed.  In addition, new topologies that were recently published by the authors are discussed in detail and an optimal design methodology is presented.  While the book focuses on intuition, it rigorously proves every argument to present a compact yet accurate model for predicting phase noise in LC oscillators.  By so doing, the design of an LC osciallator can be handled in the same manner as an amplifier design.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Basics of LC Oscillators....Pages 1-9
Oscillator Purity Fundamentals....Pages 11-34
Current Biased Oscillator....Pages 35-66
Colpitts Oscillator....Pages 67-81
Design for Low Thermal Phase Noise....Pages 83-137
Flicker Noise....Pages 139-164
Design for Low Flicker Phase Noise....Pages 165-174
The Role of the Varactor....Pages 175-202
Back Matter....Pages 203-204

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The Designer's Guide to High-Purity Oscillators presents a comprehensive theory and design methodology for the design of LC CMOS oscillators used in every wireless transmission system.  The authors introduce the subject of phase noise and osciallators from the very first principles, and carry the reader to a very intuitive circuit-driven theory of phase noise in LC osciallators.  The presented theory includes both thermal and flicker noise effects.  Based on Hegazi, Rael, and Abidi's mechanistic theory, a sensible design methodology is gradually developed.  In addition, new topologies that were recently published by the authors are discussed in detail and an optimal design methodology is presented.  While the book focuses on intuition, it rigorously proves every argument to present a compact yet accurate model for predicting phase noise in LC oscillators.  By so doing, the design of an LC osciallator can be handled in the same manner as an amplifier design.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Basics of LC Oscillators....Pages 1-9
Oscillator Purity Fundamentals....Pages 11-34
Current Biased Oscillator....Pages 35-66
Colpitts Oscillator....Pages 67-81
Design for Low Thermal Phase Noise....Pages 83-137
Flicker Noise....Pages 139-164
Design for Low Flicker Phase Noise....Pages 165-174
The Role of the Varactor....Pages 175-202
Back Matter....Pages 203-204
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