• DocumentCode
    1179492
  • Title

    40 Gbit/s limiting output buffer in 80 nm CMOS

  • Author

    Sialm, G. ; Kromer, C. ; Morf, T. ; Ellinger, F. ; Jäckel, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1051
  • Lastpage
    1053
  • Abstract
    A 40 Gbit/s 1V limiting output buffer for an AC-coupled 50 Ω load with a differential output swing of 660 mV and a gain of 18 dB is presented. A power consumption of only 24 mW and a simulated risetime of 11 ps are achieved by means of a systematic buffer optimisation.
  • Keywords
    CMOS digital integrated circuits; buffer circuits; driver circuits; limiters; 1 V; 11 ps; 18 dB; 24 mW; 40 Gbit/s; 50 ohm; 660 mV; 80 nm; AC coupling; CMOS; buffer optimisation; limiting output buffer; power consumption;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20052172
  • Filename
    1512750