Title :
Advanced bipolar circuits
Author :
Chuang, Ching-Te
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Advances in high-speed, low-power bipolar circuits aimed at achieving superior power-delay performance and load-driving capability over conventional ECL and NTL circuits are reviewed. The basic principles underlying power/speed improvement including charge-buffering, DC/AC-coupled active pull-down schemes, and complementary push-pull approaches, are examined. The utilization and combination of these basic principles to form various high-speed, low-power circuits in both n-p-n-only and complementary circuit configurations and the design tradeoffs of these circuits are discussed.<>
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; integrated logic circuits; AC coupled; DC coupled; active pull-down schemes; bipolar circuits; charge-buffering; complementary push-pull; design tradeoffs; high-speed; load-driving capability; low-power; n-p-n type; power-delay performance; Bipolar transistors; Capacitance; Delay; Diodes; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Resistors; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
