DocumentCode
2154471
Title
Design considerations for low-power receiver front-end in high-speed data links
Author
Shekhar, Shashi ; Jaussi, J.E. ; O´Mahony, Frank ; Mansuri, Mozhgan ; Casper, Bryan
Author_Institution
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
22-25 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
This paper presents different design considerations for the receiver front-end (RXFE) in low-power, high-speed data links. Specifications for the RXFE are defined and explained in detail, including their impact on the overall link performance. Based on these specifications, low-power RXFE topologies are then analyzed to illustrate the design and performance tradeoffs. Techniques to properly characterize and measure the RXFE specifications are also provided, supplemented with measurement results from three different low-power links operating at 10Gb/s, 16Gb/s and 20Gb/s.
Keywords
circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; low-power electronics; network topology; radio receivers; high-speed data links; low-power RXFE topologies; low-power links; low-power receiver front-end; Capacitance; Clocks; Decision feedback equalizers; Electrostatic discharges; Hysteresis; Noise; Sensitivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CICC.2013.6658406
Filename
6658406
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