Clocking analysis, implementation and measurement techniques for high-speed data links—A tutorial

B Casper, F O'Mahony - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of high-speed wireline data links depend crucially on the quality and
precision of their clocking infrastructure. For future applications, such as microprocessor …

A scalable 5–15 Gbps, 14–75 mW low-power I/O transceiver in 65 nm CMOS

G Balamurugan, J Kennedy, G Banerjee… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a scalable low-power I/O transceiver in 65 nm CMOS, capable of 5-15 Gbps
operation over single-board and backplane FR4 channels with power efficiencies between …

10-Gbps, 5.3-mW optical transmitter and receiver circuits in 40-nm CMOS

FY Liu, D Patil, J Lexau, P Amberg… - IEEE journal of solid …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe transmitter and receiver circuits for a 10-Gbps single-ended optical link in a 40-
nm CMOS technology. The circuits are bonded using low-parasitic micro-solder bumps to …

A scalable 0.128–1 Tb/s, 0.8–2.6 pJ/bit, 64-lane parallel I/O in 32-nm CMOS

M Mansuri, JE Jaussi, JT Kennedy… - IEEE Journal of solid …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A scalable 64-lane chip-to-chip I/O, with per-lane data rate of 2-16 Gb/s is demonstrated in
32-nm low-power CMOS technology. At maximum aggregate bandwidth of 1.024 Tb/s …

CMOS oscillators for clock distribution and injection-locked deskew

M Hossain, AC Carusone - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The distribution and alignment of high-frequency clocks across a wide bus of links is a
significant challenge in modern computing systems. A low power clock source is …

A 4710 Gb/s 1.4 mW/Gb/s Parallel Interface in 45 nm CMOS

F O'Mahony, JE Jaussi, J Kennedy… - IEEE journal of solid …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 47× 10 Gb/s chip-to-chip interface consuming 660 mW is demonstrated in 45 nm CMOS.
The circuitry and interconnect are co-designed to minimize power and area for a wide …

A 4–32 Gb/s bidirectional link with 3-tap FFE/6-tap DFE and collaborative CDR in 22 nm CMOS

T Musah, JE Jaussi, G Balamurugan… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper details the design of an 8-lane bidirectional link for both within-the-box and
external communications in 22 nm CMOS technology. A low profile connector with a high …

Strong Injection Locking in Low- LC Oscillators: Modeling and Application in a Forwarded-Clock I/O Receiver

S Shekhar, M Mansuri, F O'Mahony… - … on Circuits and …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A general model for injection-locked LC oscillators (LC-ILOs) is presented that is valid for
any tank quality factor and injection strength. Important properties of an ILO such as lock …

7.4 Gb/s 6.8 mW source synchronous receiver in 65 nm CMOS

M Hossain, AC Carusone - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A high-frequency jitter tolerant receiver in 65 nm CMOS is presented. Jitter tolerance is
improved by tracking correlated jitter using a pulsed clock forwarded from the transmitter …

A 27Gb/s forwarded-clock I/O receiver using an injection-locked LC-DCO in 45nm CMOS

F O'Mahony, S Shekhar, M Mansuri… - … Solid-State Circuits …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 27Gb/s Forwarded-Clock I/O Receiver Using an Injection-Locked LC-DCO in 45nm CMOS
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