Title :
A 70 Gbps 16:1 Multiplexer and a 60 Gbps 1:16 Demultiplexer in a SiGe BiCMOS Technology
Author :
Randall, B.A. ; Currie, S.M. ; Fritz, K. ; Rash, G.D. ; Fasig, J.L. ; Gilbert, B.K. ; Daniel, E.S.
Author_Institution :
Special Purpose Processor Dev. Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Abstract :
The authors present circuits for at-rate processing of high speed serial data for optical communication applications, implemented in the IBM 8HP SiGe BiCMOS technology. Specifically, the authors describe a 16:1 multiplexer and a 1:16 demultiplexer, each assembled into a package designed to support 80 Gbps data rates. The maximum speed of the packaged components (multiplexer: 70 Gbps, demultiplexer: 60 Gbps) is among the highest reported to date for this generation SiGe technology, particularly for circuits with this level of complexity (>10,000 transistors)
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; demultiplexing equipment; high-speed integrated circuits; multiplexing equipment; optical communication; 60 Gbit/s; 70 Gbit/s; BiCMOS technology; IBM 8HP; SiGe; demultiplexer; high speed serial data; multiplexer; optical communication; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Multiplexing; Packaging; Registers; Silicon germanium; Transponders; SiGe BiCMOS; demultiplexer; multiplexer;
Conference_Titel :
Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium, 2006. CSIC 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0126-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0127-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSICS.2006.319936
