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 …

After dominating the electronics industry for decades, silicon is on the verge of becoming the
material of choice for the photonics industry: the traditional stronghold of III-V …

This paper provides an introductory overview of the Cell multiprocessor. Cell represents a
revolutionary extension of conventional microprocessor architecture and organization. The …

This paper briefly reviews the forces that caused the power problem, the solutions that were
applied, and what the solutions tell us about the problem. As systems became more power …

An overview is given on the low-frequency (LF) noise of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) devices
and technologies. In the first two parts, noise mechanisms specific for SOI are discussed …

Supply-regulated phase-locked loops rely upon the VCO voltage regulator to maintain a low
sensitivity to supply noise and hence low overall jitter. By analyzing regulator supply …

Synchronous CDMA/spread spectrum methods, devices, and systems are used to suppress
crosstalk in clock-forwarded on-chip interconnects. Transmitting a spread spectrum signal …

A hybrid analog-digital quarter-rate clock and data recovery circuit (CDR) that achieves a
wide-tracking range and excellent frequency and phase tracking resolution is presented in …

This paper introduces a fully-integrated wireline transceiver operating at 40 Gb/s. The
transmitter incorporates a 5-tap finite-inpulse response (FIR) filter with LC-based delay lines …

A transceiver for inductive-coupling is realized. By using a pulse-shaping circuit, the
transmitter energy is 0.11 pj/b. Due to device scaling from 180nm CMOS to 90nm CMOS, the …