Title :
Self-impedance calibrated PVT-insensitive pseudo open drain output driver without external resistors
Author :
Junyoung Song ; Inhwa Jung ; Sewook Hwang ; Chulwoo Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Proposed is a pseudo open drain output driver without external resistors. The resistance variation detector can reduce the cost and space of external resistors. The PVT variation detector is able to sense process, voltage and temperature conditions. The on-die termination impedance is constantly matched in response to the resistance, process, voltage and temperature conditions. The overall circuit occupies 0.126 mm2 and consumes 5.58 mW, and the circuit is implemented in 0.18 m CMOS technology.
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; calibration; cost reduction; driver circuits; electric impedance; electric resistance; polymers; CMOS technology; PVT variation detector; cost reduction; on-die termination impedance; power 5.58 mW; resistance variation detector; self-impedance calibrated PVT-insensitive pseudoopen drain output driver; sense process; size 0.18 mum; space reduction; temperature conditions; voltage conditions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.1527