Title :
A speed, power, and supply noise evaluation of ECL driver circuits
Author :
Jouppi, Norman P. ; Sidiropoulos, Stefanos ; Menon, Suresh
Author_Institution :
Western Res. Lab., Digital Equipment Corp., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present an emitter coupled logic (ECL) active pull-down (APD) circuit which can provide a 10:1 ratio between active and inactive currents. The new APD circuit is compensated for variations in supply and temperature via a clamp voltage. The proposed circuit is evaluated by comparing its performance (in terms of speed, power dissipation, and generated supply noise) with the performance of five other driver circuits
Keywords :
bipolar logic circuits; driver circuits; emitter-coupled logic; integrated circuit noise; ECL driver circuits; active pull-down circuit; active/inactive current ratio; circuit speed; clamp voltage; power dissipation; supply noise evaluation; Circuit noise; Clamps; Coupling circuits; Driver circuits; Logic circuits; Power dissipation; Power generation; Power supplies; Temperature; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
