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Exploiting Floating-Gate Transistor Properties in Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-08-07)
With the downscaling trend in CMOS technology, it has been possible to utilize the advantages of high element densities in VLSI circuits and systems. This trend has readily allowed digital circuits to predominate VLSI ...
Direct Conversion RF Front-End Implementation for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and GSM/WCDMA Dual-Band Applications in Silicon-Based Technologies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-11-28)
This dissertation focuses on wideband circuit design and implementation issues up to 10GHz based on the direct conversion architecture in the CMOS and SiGe BiCMOS technologies. The dissertation consists of two parts: One, ...
LC-tank CMOS Voltage-Controlled Oscillators using High Quality Inductor Embedded in Advanced Packaging Technologies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-11-19)
This dissertation focuses on high-performance LC-tank CMOS VCO design at 2 GHz. The high-Q inductors are realized using wiring metal lines in advanced packages. Those inductors are used in the resonator of the VCO to achieve ...
Temperature Compensated CMOS and MEMS-CMOS Oscillators for Clock Generators and Frequency References
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-08-25)
Silicon alternatives to quartz crystal based oscillators to electronic system clocking are explored. A study of clocking requirements reveals widely different specifications for different applications. Traditional CMOS ...
Low-Frequency Noise in Silicon-Germanium BiCMOS Technology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-11-21)
Low-frequency noise (LFN) is characterized using in-house measurement systems in a variety of SiGe HBT generations. As technology scales to improve the performance and integration level, a large low-frequency noise variation ...
High-Efficiency Linear RF Power Amplifiers Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-04-14)
Next generation mobile communication systems require the use of linear RF power amplifier for higher data transmission rates. However, linear RF power amplifiers are inherently inefficient and usually require additional ...
Oscillation Control in CMOS Phase-Locked Loops
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-11-22)
Recent advances in voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) design and the trend of CMOS processing indicate that the oscillator control is quickly becoming one of the forefront problems in high-frequency and low-phase-noise ...
Radio Frequency Low Noise and High Q Integrated Filters in Digital CMOS Processes
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-07-09)
Radio Frequency Low Noise and High Q
Integrated Filters in Digital CMOS Processes
Zhijie Xiong
149 pages
Directed by Dr. Phillip E. Allen
Presented in this work is a novel design technique for CMOS integration ...
On Chip Error Compensation, Light Adaptation, and Image Enhancement with a CMOS Transform Image Sensor
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-01-11)
CMOS imagers are replacing CCD imagers in many applications and will continue to make new applications possible. CMOS imaging offers lower cost implementations on standard CMOS processes which allow for mixed signal ...
Multi-Gbit/s CMOS Transimpedance Amplifier with Integrated Photodetector for Optical Interconnects
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-11-24)
Trends toward increased integration and miniaturization of optical system components have created pressure to consolidate widely disparate analog and digital functions onto fewer and fewer chips with a goal of eventually ...