Utilization of MEMS tunable inductors in the design of RF voltage-controlled oscillators

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Title:	Utilization of MEMS tunable inductors in the design of RF voltage-controlled oscillators
Authors:	Casha, Owen Grech, Ivan Micallef, Joseph Gatt, Edward Morche, Dominique Viala, Bernard Michel, Jean Philippe Vincent, Pierre de Foucauld, Emeric
Keywords:	Voltage-controlled oscillators Energy consumption Electric inductors Integrated circuits -- Design and construction Radio frequency
Issue Date:	2008
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Citation:	Casha, O., Grech, I., Micallef, J., Gatt, E., Morche, D., Viala, B., ... de Foucauld, E. (2008). Utilization of MEMS tunable inductors in the design of RF voltage-controlled oscillators. 15th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, St. Julians. 718-721.
Abstract:	This paper presents the concept of using a MEMS piezoelectric actuated tunable inductor in the design of a wideband high performance VCO. Furthermore, a model of the tunable inductor is presented to facilitate the VCO design and simulation. In addition, by means of this model important characteristics of the tunable inductor can be derived enabling a design of the VCO to be superior in phase noise and power consumption to one which makes use of conventional capacitive tuning as indicated by the simulation results.
URI:	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/17828
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