Exploring leadership in multi-sectoral partnerships

This article explores some critical aspects of leadership in the context of multi-sectoral partnerships. It focuses on leadership in practice and asks the question, `How do managers experience and perceive leadership in such partnerships?' The study contributes to the debate on whether leadership in a multi-sectoral partnership context differs from that within a single organization. It is based on the accounts of practising managers working in complex partnerships. The article highlights a number of leadership challenges faced by those working in multi-sectoral partnerships. Partnership practitioners were clear that leadership in partnerships was more complex than in single organizations. However, it was more difficult for them to agree a consensus on the essential nature of leadership in partnership. We suggest that a first-, second- and third-person approach might be a way of better interpreting leadership in the context of partnerships

A 1-V, 1.4-2.5 GHz charge-pump-less PLL for a phase interpolator based CDR

A 1.4-2.5 GHz charge-pump-less phase locked loop (PLL) and a linear phase interpolator (PI) with dummy cells to enhance linearity are implemented in 0.13-μm CMOS. The loop filter with RC integrators and a V-I converter are proposed for achieving wide frequency range and high linearity in the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) under a low supply voltage. The measured RMS and peak-peak jitters are 4.05 ps and 28.18 ps at 2 GHz, respectively. The measured DNL and INL of the PI are 0.27 LSB and 0.68 LSB, respectively. © 2007 IEEE

On-die synthesized inductors: Boon or bane?

Since the introduction of full transceivers on-silicon, inductor design has presented a problem. Inductors are necessary in the design of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) for frequency synthesizers, as well as in reconstruction filters following transmitter digital-to-analog converters (DACs). They also are widely used in matching networks. However, passive inductors are costly in terms of die area, and can attain only a modest quality (Q) in performance