A 25Gb/s 185mW PAM-4 receiver with 4-tap adaptive DFE and sampling clock optimization in 55nm CMOS

Liangxiao Tang, Weixin Gai, Chih Kong Ken Yang, Bingyi Ye, Congcong Chen

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Abstract

A 25Gb/s PAM-4 receiver is presented with 4-tap adaptive DFE and sampling clock optimization. PAM-4 signaling suffers more from non-optimal sampling clock phase which degrades BER. By finding the point with the least pre-cursor ISI, the sampling clock can be recovered with optimal phase, which improves the BER by as much as 109 through 12.5dB channel loss. A novel clocked amplifier is implemented as a slicer to reduce the loop delay and meet the timing constraints of the direct feedback. Fabricated in 55nm CMOS technology, the receiver occupies 0.27mm2 and consumes 185mW at 25Gb/s with a power supply of 1.2V.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2021 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728192017
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event53rd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2021 - Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 May 202128 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2021-May
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference53rd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2021
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaegu
Period22/05/2128/05/21

Keywords

  • Clock
  • Clock phase optimization
  • Data recovery
  • PAM4
  • Wireline receiver

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