12GHz Low-Area-Overhead Standing-Wave Clock Distribution with Inductively-Loaded and Coupled Technique

Author

Sasaki, Mamoru ; Shiozaki, Mitsuru ; MORI, Atsushi ; Iwata, Atsushi ; Ikeda, Hiroaki

Author_Institution

Hiroshima Univ.

fYear

2007

fDate

11-15 Feb. 2007

Firstpage

180

Lastpage

595

Abstract

A clock distribution network using inductively-loaded standing-wave oscillators is designed. Synchronization among oscillators is achieved through magnetic coupling. The 12GHz clock distribution network is prototyped in a 6M 0.18mum CMOS technology. A peak-to-peak jitter of 4.7ps is achieved on a 5times5 mesh structure, with a pitch of 200mum. The power consumption is 80mW at 0.9V.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; clocks; coupled circuits; oscillators; synchronisation; timing circuits; timing jitter; 0.18 micron; 0.9 V; 12 GHz; 200 micron; 6M CMOS technology; 80 mW; clock distribution network; inductively-loaded standing-wave oscillators; low-area-overhead standing-wave clock distribution; magnetic coupling; mesh structure; peak-to-peak jitter; power consumption; synchronization; Attenuation; Clocks; Couplings; Frequency synchronization; Inductors; MOSFET circuits; Oscillators; Power supplies; Resonance; Spirals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0193-6530

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0853-9

Electronic_ISBN

0193-6530

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373353

Filename

4242324