Title :
A 40 Gbit/s super-dynamic decision IC using 0.15-/spl mu/m GaAs MESFETs
Author :
Murata, K. ; Otsuji, T. ; Yoneyama, M. ; Tokumitsu, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Syst. Electron. Labs., Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a 40 Gbit/s decision IC using 0.15-/spl mu/m gate length GaAs MESFETs. A super-dynamic flip-flop circuit and wideband amplifier were applied in order to attain 40 Gbit/s operation. The IC is the first to provide an error-free 40 Gbit/s decision operation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; decision circuits; field effect digital integrated circuits; flip-flops; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; optical fibre communication; wideband amplifiers; 0.15 mum; 40 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s super-dynamic decision IC; GaAs; GaAs MESFETs; broadband optical fiber communication; error-free decision operation; super-dynamic flip-flop circuit; wideband amplifier; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Feedback circuits; Flip-flops; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; MESFET integrated circuits; Negative feedback;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602833
