Title :
900MHz to 1.2GHz Two-Phase Resonant Clock Network with Programmable Driver and Loading
Author :
Chueh, Juang-Ying ; Sathe, Visvesh ; Papaefthymiou, Marios C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
A resonant clock network with programmable driver and loading is designed in a 0.13mum CMOS technology. The 2mm times 2mm distribution network has on-chip inductors and performs a forced oscillation at the rate of a reference clock programmable in the 900MHz to 1.2GHz range. Clock amplitude and energy efficiency trade-offs at and off resonance are explored with various driver configurations. Energy efficiency per cycle is 1.39 to 1.56 times greater than previous resonant distribution networks
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; clocks; driver circuits; integrated circuit design; programmable circuits; 0.13 micron; 900 to 1200 MHz; CMOS technology; distribution network; forced oscillation; on-chip inductors; programmable driver; programmable loading; reference clock; two phase resonant clock network; CMOS technology; Clocks; Detectors; Driver circuits; Energy efficiency; Frequency; Inductors; Network-on-a-chip; Resonance; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2006. CICC '06. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0075-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0076-7
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2006.320995
