• Semiconductor Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 44, Issue 4, 640 (2024)
ZHANG Chunming, ZHANG Desheng, and TAO Baoming
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronic Engineering, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, CHN
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    DOI: 10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2023122203 Cite this Article
    ZHANG Chunming, ZHANG Desheng, TAO Baoming. Design of A Configurable Segmented FFE High-Speed SerDes Transmitter[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2024, 44(4): 640 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this study, we implemented a 56 Gb/s NRZ and 112 Gb/s PAM-4 dual-mode transmitter design on a 28 nm CMOS process. For the equalization, we used a data multiplexing architecture to support a fully configurable segmented feed-forward equalizer (FFE). Next, we adopted a current-mode logic (CML) driver topology, with a pull-up current source, as the terminal output network. The key circuit structures and techniques included relying on a paragraph allocation module to allocate paragraphs for the FFE and achieving coarse adjustments of the tap weights. We utilized a pre-charged 1-UI pulse generator and 4∶1 MUX to enhance the bandwidth. The driver incorporated a load-side parallel current source to boost the common-mode voltage and a T-coil to extend the output bandwidth and swing. Our simulation results demonstrated that the eye heights for the 112 Gb/s PAM4 and 56 Gb/s NRZ output were 40 and 130 mV, respectively.