Title :
Design considerations for low-power receiver front-end in high-speed data links
Author :
Shekhar, Shashi ; Jaussi, J.E. ; O´Mahony, Frank ; Mansuri, Mozhgan ; Casper, Bryan
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents different design considerations for the receiver front-end (RXFE) in low-power, high-speed data links. Specifications for the RXFE are defined and explained in detail, including their impact on the overall link performance. Based on these specifications, low-power RXFE topologies are then analyzed to illustrate the design and performance tradeoffs. Techniques to properly characterize and measure the RXFE specifications are also provided, supplemented with measurement results from three different low-power links operating at 10Gb/s, 16Gb/s and 20Gb/s.
Keywords :
circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; low-power electronics; network topology; radio receivers; high-speed data links; low-power RXFE topologies; low-power links; low-power receiver front-end; Capacitance; Clocks; Decision feedback equalizers; Electrostatic discharges; Hysteresis; Noise; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2013.6658406
