Title :
Two-dimensional eye-opening monitor for serial links
Author :
Al-Taee, Alaa R. ; Fei Yuan ; Ye, Andy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A new hexagon two-dimensional on-chip eye-opening monitor that outperforms the widely used rectangular two-dimensional eye-opening monitor is introduced and its design constraints are derived. The effectiveness of the proposed eye-opening monitor is evaluated by embedding it in a serial link implemented in an IBM 130 nm 1.2V CMOS technology. Simulation results of the data link demonstrate that the proposed eye-opening monitor outperforms the rectangular eye-opening monitor by providing a tightened control of data jitter at the edge of data eyes and by eliminating unnecessary errors flagged by the rectangular eye-opening monitor.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; IBM CMOS technology; data eye edge; data jitter control; data link; design constraints; hexagon two-dimensional on-chip eye-opening monitor; rectangular two-dimensional eye-opening monitor; serial links; size 130 nm; voltage 1.2 V;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2013 IEEE 56th International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2013.6674615
