• DocumentCode
    2867286
  • Title

    A 1.2V 5.2mW 40dB 2.5Gb/s Limiting Amplifier in 0.18μm CMOS Using Negative-Impedance Compensation

  • Author

    Yoo, Kwisung ; Lee, Dongmyung ; Han, Gunhee ; Park, Sung Min ; Oh, Won Seok

  • Author_Institution
    Yonsei Univ., Seoul
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    11-15 Feb. 2007
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    A 2.5Gb/s limiting amplifier is realized in a standard 0.18μm CMOS process, exploiting the negative-impedance compensation technique. Measurements show 2.5Gb/s operation (0.5pF ESD protection diodes included) with 40dB gain, 21psrms jitter for 231-1 PRBS, 9.5mVpp input sensitivity with BER <10-12, and 5.2mW power dissipation from a 1.2V supply. The chip core occupies 0.25×0.1mm2.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; optical communication equipment; 0.18 micron; 1.2 V; 2.5 Gbit/s; 40 dB; 5.2 mW; CMOS technology; limiting amplifier; negative-impedance compensation; Active inductors; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0852-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0193-6530
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373585
  • Filename
    4242262