Title :
10GHz clock distribution using coupled standing-wave oscillators
Author :
O´Mahony, F. ; Yue, C.P. ; Horowitz, M. ; Wong, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
A global clock network comprised of coupled, standing-wave oscillators is prototyped in a 0.18/spl mu/m 6M CMOS process. The clock network operates from 9.8 to 10.5 GHz with 0.6ps skew and contributes only 0.5ps jitter when referencing a clock source with 1.4ps rms jitter.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; clocks; coupled circuits; oscillators; 0.18 micron; 10 GHz; CMOS process; clock distribution; coupled standing-wave oscillators; global clock network; jitter; skew; Clocks; Coupling circuits; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Integrated circuit interconnections; Jitter; Power transmission lines; Prototypes; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2003 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7707-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2003.1234369
