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Quan Pan, Xiongshi Luo. A 58-dBΩ 20-Gb/s inverter-based cascode transimpedance amplifier for optical communications[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(1): 012401. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/1/012401
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Q Pan, X S Luo, A 58-dBΩ 20-Gb/s inverter-based cascode transimpedance amplifier for optical communications[J]. J. Semicond., 2022, 43(1): 012401. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/1/012401.
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A 58-dBΩ 20-Gb/s inverter-based cascode transimpedance amplifier for optical communications
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/1/012401
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Abstract
This work presents a high-gain broadband inverter-based cascode transimpedance amplifier fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS process. Multiple bandwidth enhancement techniques, including input bonding wire, input series on-chip inductive peaking and negative capacitance compensation, are adopted to overcome the large off-chip photodiode capacitive loading and the miller capacitance of the input device, achieving an overall bandwidth enhancement ratio of 8.5. The electrical measurement shows TIA achieves 58 dBΩ up to 12.7 GHz with a 180-fF off-chip photodetector. The optical measurement demonstrates a clear open eye of 20 Gb/s. The TIA dissipates 4 mW from a 1.2-V supply voltage. -
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