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Analysis and Design of Quadrature Oscillators

  • The focus is on Quadrature Oscillators rather than on single oscillators
  • Technology independent theoretical results are presented using a structured design approach
  • Experimental results are given for integrated circuits in the GHz range
  • A detailed comparative study of quadrature LC and RC oscillators is presented
  • Coverage includes cross-coupled LC quasi-sinusoidal oscillators, cross-coupled RC relaxation oscillators, a quadrature RC oscillator-mixer, and two-integrator oscillators

Part of the book series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing (ACSP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Introduction

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 1-5
  3. Transceiver Architectures and RF Blocks

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 7-35
  4. Quadrature Relaxation Oscillator

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 37-61
  5. Quadrature Oscillator-Mixer

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 63-80
  6. Quadrature LC-Oscillator

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 81-98
  7. Two-Integrator Oscillator

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 99-117
  8. Measurement Results

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 119-135
  9. Conclusions and Future Research

    • Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Igor M. Filanovsky, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, Manuel M. Silva
    Pages 137-140
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 141-162

About this book

Modern RF receivers and transmitters require quadrature oscillators with accurate quadrature and low phase-noise. Existing literature is dedicated mainly to single oscillators, and is strongly biased towards LC oscillators. This book is devoted to quadrature oscillatorsand presents adetailed comparative study ofLC and RCosc- lators, both at architectural and at circuit levels. It is shown that in cross-coupled RC oscillators both the quadrature error and phase-noise are reduced, whereas in LC - cillators the coupling decreases the quadrature error, but increases the phase-noise. Thus, quadrature RC oscillators can be a practical alternative to LC oscillators, - pecially when area and cost are to be minimized. The main topics of the book are: cross-coupled LC quasi-sinusoidal oscillators, cross-coupled RC relaxation oscillators, a quadrature RC oscillator-mixer, and t- integrator oscillators. The effect of mismatches on the phase-error and the pha- noise are thoroughly investigated. The book includes many experimental results, obtained from different integrated circuit prototypes, in the GHz range. A structured design approach is followed: a technology independent study, with ideal blocks, is performed initially, and then the circuit level design is addressed. This book can be used in advanced courses on RF circuit design. In addition to post-graduate students and lecturers, this book will be of interest to design engineers and researchers in this area.

Authors and Affiliations

  • INESC-ID, Portugal

    Luis B. Oliveira, Jorge R. Fernandes, Manuel M. Silva

  • Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

    Igor M. Filanovsky

  • Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    Chris J.M. Verhoeven

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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