Oscillators in Action
Limit Cycles
Nonlinear Dynamics
[https://adityamuppala.github.io/assets/Notes_YouTube/MMIC_Limit_Cycles.pdf]
ISF assumption
[https://adityamuppala.github.io/assets/Notes_YouTube/Oscillators_ISF_model.pdf]
ISF & \(1/f\)-noise up-conversion
TODO π
ISF Simulation
PSS + PXF Method
Yizhe Hu, "A Simulation Technique of Impulse Sensitivity Function (ISF) Based on Periodic Transfer Function (PXF)" [https://bbs.eetop.cn/thread-869343-1-1.html]
TODO π
Transient Method
David Dolt. ECEN 620 Network Theory - Broadband Circuit Design: "VCO ISF Simulation" [https://people.engr.tamu.edu/spalermo/ecen620/ISF_SIM.pdf]
To compare the ring oscillator and VCO the total injected charge to both should be the same
Tail filter
TODO π
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