13GHz On-chip Oscilloscope with Sub-picosecond Resolution Using Asynchronous Clock

Author

Schaub, J.D. ; Gebara, F.H. ; Jose, A. ; Saha, A.M. ; Vo, I. ; Kwark, Y.H.

Author_Institution

IBM, Austin, TX

fYear

2006

fDate

2-5 Oct. 2006

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

124

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a small area sampling head combined with an asynchronous sub-sampling technique which exhibits similar performance to an expensive laboratory oscilloscope. The sampling head utilizes dual track and hold circuits implemented in a 65nm SOI process. The samples are clocked asynchronously at low frequency, and the timebase is reconstructed to produce sub-picosecond timing resolution. The hardware demonstrates a bandwidth of 13GHz and dissipates 15mW of power. Measurement of a 15Gb/s eye diagram and a slower transient bit pattern is demonstrated

Keywords

asynchronous circuits; clocks; function generators; oscilloscopes; sample and hold circuits; signal processing equipment; silicon-on-insulator; time bases; 13 GHz; 15 mW; 65 nm; SOI process; asynchronous clock; asynchronous sub-sampling technique; dual track and hold circuits; laboratory oscilloscope; on-chip oscilloscope; sampling head; sub-picosecond timing resolution; Bandwidth; Circuits; Clocks; Frequency; Hardware; Laboratories; Oscilloscopes; Sampling methods; Signal analysis; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

International SOI Conference, 2006 IEEE

Conference_Location

Niagara Falls, NY

ISSN

1078-621X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0289-1

Electronic_ISBN

1078-621X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SOI.2006.284466

Filename

4062914