Title :
A super-dynamic flip-flop circuit for broad-band applications up to 24 Gb/s utilizing production-level 0.2-μm GaAs MESFETs
Author :
Otsuji, Taiichi ; Yoneyama, Mikio ; Murata, Koichi ; Sano, Eiichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Syst. Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel dynamic flip-flop (FF) circuit that can operate 30% faster than conventional clocked inverter-type FFs. A new wideband clock buffer is introduced to cover the FF operation range. An 8- to 24-Gb/s decision circuit and a 9- to 26-GHz 1/2 frequency divider were developed utilizing production-level 0.2-μm GaAs MESFET technology
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; buffer circuits; decision circuits; field effect logic circuits; flip-flops; frequency dividers; gallium arsenide; optical communication equipment; timing; 0.2 micron; 8 to 24 Gbit/s; 9 to 26 GHz; GaAs; GaAs MESFET technology; broadband applications; lightwave communication; super-dynamic flip-flop circuit; wideband clock buffer; Clocks; FETs; Flip-flops; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Logic; MESFET circuits; Optical frequency conversion; Wideband;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
