High-Frequency Oscillator Design for Integrated Transceivers covers
the analysis and design of all high-frequency oscillators required to
realize integrated transceivers for wireless and wired applications.
This includes the design of oscillator types as single-phase LC
oscillators, I/Q LC oscillators, multi-phase LC oscillators, and ring
oscillators in various IC technologies such as bipolar, BiCMOS, CMOS,
and SOI (silicon on insulator). Starting from an in depth review of
basic oscillator theory, the authors discuss key oscillator
specifications, numerous oscillator circuit topologies, and introduce
the concepts of design figures of merit (FOMs) and benchmark FOMs, which
assist the oscillator designer during the overall design cycle. Taking
advantage of behavioral modeling, the elementary properties of LC
oscillators and ring oscillators are analyzed first. A detailed analysis
of oscillator properties at circuit level follows taking parasitic
elements and other practical aspects of integrated oscillator design
into account. Special attention is given to advantages and limitations
of linear time invariant (LTI) phase noise modeling, leading to the
concept of optimum coupling in I/Q LC oscillators and a simulation
method for fast and efficient phase noise optimization in oscillators.
In addition, all modern linear time variant (LTV) phase noise theories
are covered. As not only phase noise is of high importance to the
designer, but optimization of other oscillator properties as well,
additional subjects such as various tuning methods of LC oscillators are
analyzed, too. Design examples of integrated LC and ring oscillators in
the frequency range of 100 MHz up to 11 GHz are thoroughly discussed
throughout the book.
The clear and structured discussion of basic oscillator properties make
High-Frequency Oscillator Design for Integrated Transceivers an
excellent starting point for the inexperienced oscillator designer. The
detailed analysis of many oscillator types and circuit topologies, the
discussion of numerous practical design issues together with fast
optimization methods, and more than 200 carefully selected literature
references on oscillator literature, LC oscillator and ring oscillator
designs make this book a very valuable resource for the experienced IC
designer as well.
