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ECL-Compatible Low-Power-Consumption 10-Gb/s GaAs 8:1 Multiplexer and 1:8 Demultiplexer

Nobuhide YOSHIDA, Masahiro FUJII, Takao ATSUMO, Keiichi NUMATA, Shuji ASAI, Michihisa KOHNO, Hirokazu OIKAWA, Hiroaki TSUTSUI, Tadashi MAEDA

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An emitter coupled logic (ECL) compatible low-power GaAs 8:1 multiplexer (MUX) and 1:8 demultiplexer (DEMUX) for 10-Gb/s optical communication systems has been developed. In order to decrease the power consumption and to maximize the timing margin, we estimated the power consumption for direct-coupled FET logic (DCFL) and source-coupled FET logic (SCFL) circuits in terms of the D-type flip-flop (D-FF) operating speed and the duty-ratio variation. Based on the result, we used SCFL circuits in the clock-generating circuit and the circuits operating at 10 Gb/s, and we used DCFL circuits in the circuits operating below 5 Gb/s. These ICs, which are mounted on ceramic packages, operate at up to 10 Gb/s with power consumption of 1.2 W for the 8:1 MUX and 1.0 W for the 1:8 DEMUX. This is the lowest power consumption yet reported for 10-Gb/s 8:1 MUX and 1:8 DEMUX.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E82-C No.11 pp.1992-1999
Publication Date
1999/11/25
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Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on High-Frequency/High-Speed Devices for Information and Communication Systems in the 21st Century)
Category
Low Power-Consumption RF ICs

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