• DocumentCode
    1080204
  • Title

    A GaAs MSI word generator operating at 5 Gbits/s data rate

  • Author

    Liechti, Charles A. ; Baldwin, Gary L. ; Gowen, Elmer ; Joly, Robert ; Namjoo, Masood ; Podell, Allen F.

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1094
  • Lastpage
    1102
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a monolithic MSI GaAs word generator that operates at data rates from a few bits/s up to 5 Gbits/s. This circuit, with 600 active devices, consists of an 8:1 parallel-to-serial converter, a timing generator, control logic, and ECL-interface networks. The circuit generates multiple 8-bit words with dynamic word, length control. The paper discusses the fabrication technology, the design of the word generator and its building blocks/and the performance of the complete chip.
  • Keywords
    Circuit testing; Fabrication; Gallium arsenide; Instruments; Laboratories; Logic circuits; Logic testing; Physics; Silicon; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1982.20839
  • Filename
    1482336