Title :
A 10dB 44GHz Loss-Compensated CMOS Distributed Amplifier
Author :
Moez, Kambiz ; Elmasry, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Waterloo Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
An 8-stage distributed amplifier (DA) suitable for 40Gb/s optical communication is implemented in a 0.13mum CMOS process. The losses of on-chip transmission lines are compensated by active negative resistors. The DA achieves a flat gain of 10dB from DC to 44GHz with an input and output matching better than -8dB. The core DA and loss compensation circuitry dissipate 44mW and 59mW, respectively.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; distributed amplifiers; integrated circuit interconnections; millimetre wave amplifiers; optical communication; transmission lines; 0.13 micron; 10 dB; 40 Gbits/s; 44 GHz; 44 mW; 59 mW; CMOS distributed amplifier; CMOS process; active negative resistors; loss compensation circuitry; on-chip transmission lines; optical communication; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Capacitors; Circuits; Distributed amplifiers; Frequency; Impedance; Inductors; Resistors; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0853-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0193-6530
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373537
