Title :
Shunt-peaking of MCML gates using active inductors
Author :
Bui, Hung Tien ; Savaria, Yvon
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper proposes the use of active inductors in shunt-peaking of MCML gates. Shunt-peaking typically uses spiral inductors to extend the bandwidth of integrated circuits. By using active inductors instead of spiral inductors, the required silicon area is greatly reduced and the design process is simplified. Several gates have been designed in 0.18 μm CMOS technology and simulation results show that active shunt-peaking improves the transition time of resistor-loaded MCML gates by over 15%.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; current-mode circuits; current-mode logic; differentiating circuits; inductors; logic design; logic gates; resistors; 0.18 micron; CMOS technology; MOS CML gates; active inductors; active shunt peaking; integrated circuits; resistor loaded gates; spiral inductors; transition time; Active inductors; Bandwidth; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Electromagnetic modeling; Process design; Silicon; Spirals; Tail;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2004. NEWCAS 2004. The 2nd Annual IEEE Northeast Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8322-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEWCAS.2004.1359107
