Title :
A 6.4GT/s point-to-point unidirectional link with full current compensation
Author :
Muljono, Harry ; Tian, Kathy ; Atha, Mubeen ; Lin, Charlie ; Sun, Linda K. ; Rusu, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Enterprise Microprocessor Group, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
This 45nm 1.1V unidirectional differential point-to-point link interface achieves 6.4GT/s transfer rate. To support 17 inches, 2-connector channel topology required by multi-processor (MP) platform, it utilizes two novel current compensation techniques that optimize the performance/power ratio of the transmitter output swing level and receiver gain/bandwidth.
Keywords :
multiprocessing systems; multiprocessor interconnection networks; receivers; transmitters; 2-connector channel topology; bandwidth; full current compensation; multiprocessor; optimization; point-to-point unidirectional link; receiver gain; size 45 nm; transmitter output swing level; voltage 1.1 V; Bandwidth; Circuits; Clocks; Equalizers; Performance gain; Phase locked loops; Power supplies; Resistors; Routing; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2009. A-SSCC 2009. IEEE Asian
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4433-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4434-2
DOI :
10.1109/ASSCC.2009.5357156
