• DocumentCode
    1358946
  • Title

    A 35 Mb/s mixed-signal decision-feedback equalizer for disk drives in 2-μm CMOS

  • Author

    Brown, James E C ; Hurst, Paul J. ; Der, Lawrence

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1258
  • Lastpage
    1266
  • Abstract
    A 35 Mb/s mixed-signal adaptive decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) has been implemented in a 2-μm CMOS technology. The DFE has four feedback taps for cancelling intersymbol interference (ISI) and one tap for cancelling dc offset. The ISI is cancelled using fully differential analog circuits. Coefficient adaptation is digital, and two adaptation rates are available. The DFE occupies 24 mm2 and dissipates 165 mW
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; adaptive equalisers; decision feedback equalisers; hard discs; intersymbol interference; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; 165 mW; 2 micron; 35 Mbit/s; CMOS; adaptation rates; adaptive equalizer; coefficient adaptation; dc offset; disk drives; feedback taps; fully differential analog circuits; intersymbol interference; mixed-signal decision-feedback equalizer; CMOS technology; Decision feedback equalizers; Disk drives; Energy consumption; Filters; Magnetic field measurement; Niobium; Noise cancellation; Timing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.535409
  • Filename
    535409