Title :
MOS current mode logic for low power, low noise CORDIC computation in mixed-signal environments
Author :
Musicer, Jason M. ; Rabaey, Jan
Author_Institution :
Wireless Res. Center, California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this work, MOS current mode logic (MCML) is analyzed for application to low power, mixed signal environments. A small MCML cell library is developed and optimized for several different performance requirements. The cells are then applied to the generation of pipelined CORDIC structures and compared with equivalent CMOS circuits. MCML CORDICs are designed which can operate from 125 MHz to 310 MHz with power consumption varying between 4.3 mW and 18.6 mW. These power results are up to 1.5 times less than CMOS CORDICs with equivalent propagation delays. Design was done in a 0.25 μm standard CMOS process from ST Microelectronics.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; cellular arrays; delays; digital arithmetic; emitter-coupled logic; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; pipeline processing; 0.25 micron; 125 to 310 MHz; 4.3 to 18.6 mW; CMOS; CORDIC computation; MCML cell library; MOS current mode logic; low noise; low power; mixed-signal environments; pipelined CORDIC structures; power consumption; propagation delays; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; Circuit noise; Energy consumption; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic devices; Permission; Voltage; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Low Power Electronics and Design, 2000. ISLPED '00. Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-190-9
DOI :
10.1109/LPE.2000.155261
