DocumentCode
762883
Title
A speed, power, and supply noise evaluation of ECL driver circuits
Author
Jouppi, Norman P. ; Sidiropoulos, Stefanos ; Menon, Suresh
Author_Institution
Western Res. Lab., Digital Equipment Corp., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Volume
31
Issue
1
fYear
1996
fDate
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
45
Abstract
We present an emitter coupled logic (ECL) active pull-down (APD) circuit which can provide a 10:1 ratio between active and inactive currents. The new APD circuit is compensated for variations in supply and temperature via a clamp voltage. The proposed circuit is evaluated by comparing its performance (in terms of speed, power dissipation, and generated supply noise) with the performance of five other driver circuits
Keywords
bipolar logic circuits; driver circuits; emitter-coupled logic; integrated circuit noise; ECL driver circuits; active pull-down circuit; active/inactive current ratio; circuit speed; clamp voltage; power dissipation; supply noise evaluation; Circuit noise; Clamps; Coupling circuits; Driver circuits; Logic circuits; Power dissipation; Power generation; Power supplies; Temperature; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9200
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/4.485863
Filename
485863
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