High speed reconfigurable circuits and data converters for communication systems in SiGe HBT technology
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Authors
LeRoy, Mitchell R.
Issue Date
2016-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Electrical engineering
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Abstract
An 8-bit two-step flash ADC is designed for use in a fast time interleaved converter. The two-step approach greatly reduces power and area by splitting the conversion process into two smaller flash steps. A 40 Gs/s four-way time interleaved converter with a front sample-and-hold amplifier is developed to push the sampling speed of the conversion. A clock generation strategy for time interleaving is described and presented. A new distributed sample-and-hold amplifier is developed to further increase sample rates. To test the time interleaved converter an 8-bit R2R digital-to-analog (DAC) converter is also designed. The ADC and DAC were fabricated on a 3.0 mm by 3.4 mm test die in 9HP and verified on both a room temperature probe stand at 300 K and in a cryogenic test stand at 77 K. This is the first demonstration of tens of thousands of SiGe transistors on a die functioning at liquid nitrogen temperature. The cryogenic testing process and required equipment are also explored and discussed.
Description
May 2016
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY