论文信息 - A 40-GSamples/Sec Track & Hold Amplifier in 0.18µm SiGe BiCMOS Technology

A 40-GSamples/Sec Track & Hold Amplifier in 0.18µm SiGe BiCMOS Technology

This paper presents a 40-GSamples/sec Track & Hold Amplifier (THA). The chip is manufactured in 0.18µm SiGe BiCMOS and operates from a 3.6-V supply. The total power consumption is 540mW with a chip area of 1.1mm 2 . Time domain measurements illustrate 40-GHz sampling with 5, 8 and 10 GHz sinusoidal input signals. S- parameter measurements show a 3-dB bandwidth of 43 GHz in track mode. The P1dB and IIP3 are -10.5 dB and 2.5 dB, respectively, at 12 GHz. The measured THD for a 19 GHz input signal is -27 dB at the input compression point and the SFDR is -30 dB for a 19 GHz input signal. When accounting for the 10 dB noise figure, the resolution of the THA is estimated to exceed 4 bits for signals with 40 Gb/s data rates.

Sorin P. Voinigescu | Anthony Chan Carusone | Edward S. Rogers | Shahriar Shahramian

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