A 6-Gb/s Differential Voltage Mode Driver with Independent Control of Output Impedance and Pre-Emphasis Level

作者:Bae Chang Hyun*; Choi Dong Ho; Ahn Keun Seon; Yoo Changsik
来源:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science, 2013, 13(5): 423-429.
DOI:10.5573/JSTS.2013.13.5.423

摘要

A 6-Gb/s differential voltage mode driver is presented whose output impedance and pre-emphasis level can be controlled independently. The voltage mode driver consists of five binary-weighted slices each of which has four sub-drivers. The output impedance is controlled by the number of enabled slices while the pre-emphasis level is determined by how many sub-drivers in the enabled slices are driven by post-cursor input. A prototype transmitter with a voltage-mode driver implemented in a 65-nm CMOS logic process consumes 34.8-mW from a 1.2-V power supply and its pre-emphasized output signal shows 165-mVpp,diff and 0.56-UI eye opening at the end of a cable with 10-dB loss at 3-GHz.

  • 出版日期2013-10