Tunable Equalizer for 64 Gbps data communication systems in 130nm SiGe
Paper in proceeding, 2018
We report the design and measurement of a fully differential continuous time tunable Equalizer MMIC, suitable for short haul fiber optical interconnection systems. The circuit was designed in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS process provided by Infineon Technologies. The equalizer's performance was verified via on wafer measurements. Eye diagram measurements were carried out up to 64 Gbps with a 20-GHz-bandwidth-limited coaxial cable to emulate the frequency limitations of a typical optical link in order to demonstrate signal equalization. The MMIC measures 0.86 x 0.52 mm(2) and consumes 130 mW of power from a -2.6 V supply, giving it a measured energy efficiency of 2.03 pJ/bit at 64 Gbps.
CTLE
Equalizers
Optical interconnections
Silicon Germanium
Data communication
Author
Stavros Giannakopoulos
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Zhongxia Simon He
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Herbert Zirath
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
2018 ASIA-PACIFIC MICROWAVE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (APMC)
Vol. 2018-November 627-629 8617472
30th Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2018
Kyoto, Japan,
Kyoto, Japan,
Multi-Tbps Optical Interconnects (MuTOI)
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) (SE13-0014), 2014-03-01 -- 2019-06-30.
Subject Categories
Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
Telecommunications
Communication Systems
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
DOI
10.23919/APMC.2018.8617472