Presentation: Silicon-integrated RF VCOs
Prof. Pietro Andreani, Dept. of Electrical and Information Technology (EIT), Lund University
Abstract
As one of the truly fundamental analog functions in any wireless/wireline
application, the voltage-controlled oscillator keeps attracting a great
deal of well-deserved attention. In this presentation, we will briefly
discuss the mechanisms of phase noise generation in harmonic oscillators,
after which we will analyze both classical and emergent oscillator
architectures, describing pros and cons for each. Finally, we will
examine various techniques to achieve a very wide oscillator tuning range.
Biography
Pietro Andreani received the M.S.E.E. degree from the University of
Pisa, Italy, in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from Lund University, Sweden,
in 1999.
Between 2001 and 2007 he was chair professor at the Center for
Physical Electronics, Technical University of Denmark. From 2005 to 2014
he had a 20% position as analog/RF designer at Ericsson AB in Lund, Sweden.
Since 2007, he has been associate professor at the dept. of Electrical
and Information Technology (EIT), Lund University, working in
analog/mixed-mode/RF IC design. He is also the head of the VINNOVA
Center for System Design on Silicon, hosted by EIT. He has been a TPC
member of ISSCC (2007-2012), is a TPC member of ESSCIRC (chair of the
Frequency Generation subcommittee since 2012, TPC chair in 2014) and
RFIC, and Associate Editor of JSSC.
Slides from talk by Professor Andreani