A 4-Gb/s/pin current mode 4-level simultaneous bidirectional I/O with current mismatch calibration

Yong Sin Kim, Sangho Shin, Sung Mo Kang

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Abstract

This paper describes a high speed current mode multi-level simultaneous bi-directional I/O which calibrates pin-to-pin current mismatch. Output impedance is controlled by an impedance matching circuit reducing process variation down to ±2.5%. Maximum 20% pin-to-pin current mismatch is reduced to 1.25% by 4-bit digital calibration scheme. Simulation results based on 0.18μm CMOS process show that the proposed design achieves 4-Gb/s/pin data rate with 512ps timing window and 27mV voltage window. I/O circuits consume 12mW/pin at a supply voltage of 1V.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationISCAS 2006
Subtitle of host publication2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Proceedings
Pages1007-1010
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventISCAS 2006: 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems - Kos, Greece
Duration: May 21 2006May 24 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Other

OtherISCAS 2006: 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityKos
Period5/21/065/24/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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