Non-Linear Measurement-Based Noise Models of Electron Devices for Low Phase-Noise Oscillator Design

This workshop provides a comprehensive overview on recent advances in several areas of low-noise oscillator design, starting from the physical foundations of oscillator noise and physics-based device-level noise simulation. Innovative approaches to circuit-level device modelling for oscillator phase noise analysis are then reviewed, also dealing with the measurement procedures needed for the transistor non-linear noise characterization. Some contributions on selected areas in oscillator design are also presented, by focussing on different possible choices in terms of device technologies and circuit topologies for the implementation of low phase noise, fully integrated VCO circuits.