Title :
A mixed-signal decision-feedback equalizer that uses parallelism
Author :
Kajley, Ravinder S. ; Brown, James E C ; Hurst, Paul J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
A mixed-signal decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) that uses parallelism is described. The parallelism in the look-ahead DFE achieves an increase in the data rate over that of a conventional DFE. The DFE occupies 23 mm2 in a 2-μm CMOS process, operates at 55 Mb/s and dissipates 450 mW
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; decision feedback equalisers; hard discs; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; 2 micron; 450 mW; 55 Mbit/s; CMOS process; data rate; look-ahead DFE; mixed-signal decision-feedback equalizer; parallelism; power dissipation; CMOS process; Communication channels; Decision feedback equalizers; Detectors; Intersymbol interference; Laboratories; Parallel processing; Sampling methods; Solid state circuits; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the IEEE 1996
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3117-6
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1996.510503
