Electrothermal Frequency References in Standard CMOS

• Main Authors: Kashmiri, S. Mahdi (Author), Makinwa, Kofi A. A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing
• Subjects: Engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

This book describes an alternative method of accurate on-chip frequency generation in standard CMOS IC processes. This method exploits the thermal-diffusivity of silicon, the rate at which heat diffuses through a silicon substrate.  This is the first book describing thermal-diffusivity-based frequen...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Silicon-based Frequency References
• Frequency References  Based on the Thermal Properties of Silicon.-A Digitally-Assisted Electrothermal Frequency-Locked Loop in Standard CMOS
• An Electrothermal Frequency Reference in Standard 0.7µm CMOS
• A Scaled Electrothermal Frequency Reference in Standard 0.16µm CMOS
• Conclusions and Outlook
• Appendix.