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Analysis and design of a fully-integrated Colpitts oscillator operating at ultra-low-voltages

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Marcio Bender Machado,

Marcio Cherem Schneider,

Daniel Lucas Novack,

Carlos Galup-MontoroAuthors Info & Claims

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Volume 85, Issue 1

Pages 27 - 36

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-015-0581-4

Published: 01 October 2015 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents an enhanced-swing Colpitts oscillator that operates from supply voltages below 4kT/q. The oscillation frequency, start-up condition, and amplitude of oscillation were analyzed. The condition for the minimum voltage gain, extended to the minimum supply voltage, required for operation of the Colpitts oscillator is derived. Measurement results obtained for a prototype integrated in the IBM 130 nm technology demonstrate the operation of the oscillator with 86 mV of supply voltage.

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Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing Volume 85, Issue 1

October 2015

225 pages

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