Low-Phase-Noise, Low-Timing-Jitter Design Techniques for
Delay Cell Based VCOs and Frequency Synthesizers
by
Todd Charles Weigandt
S.B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 1991
S.M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 1991
A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the
requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
in
Engineering-Electrical Engineering
and Computer Sciences
in the
GRADUATE DIVISION
of the
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Committee in charge:
Professor Paul R. Gray, Chair
Professor Robert G. Meyer
Professor Paul K. Wright
Spring 1998