Title :
A 0.13-μm CMOS 5-Gb/s 10-m 28AWG cable transceiver with no-feedback-loop continuous-time post-equalizer
Author :
Kudoh, Yoshiharu ; Fukaishi, Muneo ; Mizuno, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Silicon Syst. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The frequency-dependent attenuation of the transmission lines between chips and printed circuit boards, for example, is an obstacle to improving the performance of a system enhanced with LSI technology scaling. This is because large frequency-dependent attenuation results in poor eye-opening performance and a high bit-error rate in data transmission. This paper presents a 5-Gb/s 10-m 28AWG cable transceiver fabricated by using 0.13-μm CMOS technology. In this transceiver, a continuous-time post-equalizer, with recently developed no-feedback-loop high-speed analog amplifiers, can handle up to 9dB of frequency-dependent attenuation in cables and also achieve an 18-dB improvement in the attenuation (27dB total improvement) by using pre- and post-equalization techniques in combination.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; continuous time systems; equalisers; intersymbol interference; large scale integration; transceivers; 0.13 micron; 10 m; 5 Gbit/s; CMOS; LSI technology scaling; bit-error rate; cable transceiver; continuous-time post-equalizer; eye-opening performance; frequency-dependent attenuation; high-speed analog amplifiers; no-feedback-loop continuous-time post-equalizer; Attenuation; Bit error rate; CMOS technology; Data communication; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency; Large scale integration; Power cables; Printed circuits; Transceivers;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.2003.810029
