Title :
An on-chip high speed serial communication method based on independent ring oscillators
Author :
Kimura, S. ; Hayakawa, T. ; Horiyama, T. ; Nakanishi, M. ; Watanabe, K.
Author_Institution :
Waseda Univ., Kitakyushu, Japan
Abstract :
An on-chip module to module serial data transfer method uses parallel-to-serial conversion with a high frequency clock generated by internal ring oscillators. Both sender and receiver have their own rings which are synchronized by a one bit control line. A 7.84mm/sup 2/ prototype in 0.18/spl mu/m technology operates from a 1GHz clock.
Keywords :
clocks; data communication; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; oscillators; synchronisation; 0.18 micron; 1 GHz; control line; high-frequency clock; high-speed serial communication; on-chip intra-module serial data transfer; parallel-to-serial conversion; ring oscillator; synchronization; Clocks; Communication system control; Counting circuits; Crosstalk; Frequency synchronization; Ring oscillators; Shift registers; Timing; Very large scale integration; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2003 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7707-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2003.1234350
