• DocumentCode
    1921072
  • Title

    Broadband programmable equalizer and limiting amplifier for an XFI interface in 45nm CMOS

  • Author

    Sonna, Pablo ; Carrer, Hugo

  • Author_Institution
    Digital Commun. Res. Lab., Nat. Univ. of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    1-2 Oct. 2009
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Lastpage
    80
  • Abstract
    An 11 Gb/s Equalizer is designed in 45 nm CMOS to compensate for the losses in a 12rdquo PCB trace. Amplitude variations are compensated with a limiting amplifier that provides a constant swing to a digital phase detector. An offset cancellation loop is used to attenuate offset in the high gain stage.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; amplifiers; equalisers; optical communication equipment; CMOS; PCB trace; XFI interface; broadband programmable equalizer; digital phase detector; limiting amplifier; offset cancellation loop; printed circuit board;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro-Nanoelectronics, Technology and Applications, 2009. EAMTA 2009. Argentine School of
  • Conference_Location
    San Carlos de Bariloche
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4835-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-9-8725-1029-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5288893