Title :
InP-HBT chip-set for 40-Gb/s fiber optical communication systems operational at 3 V
Author :
Mokhtari, Mehran ; Swahn, Thomas ; Walden, Robert H. ; Stanchina, William E. ; Kardos, Michael ; Juhola, Tarja ; Schuppener, Gerd ; Tenhunen, Hannu ; Lewin, Thomas
Author_Institution :
KTH-Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A chip set for a 40 Gb/s fiber optical communication system has been designed and fabricated. On-wafer measurements have been performed to verify circuit operations. As far as available measurement capabilities show, all circuits are functionally fulfilling specifications for 10 Gb/s operation at less than or equal to 3 V supply voltage. During the design phase especially the influence of interconnects on signal integrity was investigated and the results were implemented for automatic extraction. All the circuits were operational after the first processing round. No redesign was necessary
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; bipolar integrated circuits; demultiplexing equipment; digital communication; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; integrated circuit interconnections; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; time division multiplexing; timing; very high speed integrated circuits; wideband amplifiers; 3 V; 40 Gbit/s; InP; InP HBT chip-set; automatic extraction; fiber optical communication systems; interconnects; on-wafer measurements; signal integrity; Clocks; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Multiplexing; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Semiconductor device measurement;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
