A 3-Bit DAC with gray coding for 100-Gbit/s PAM signal generation
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Abstract
An integrated generator for 3-bit pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-8) is presented, supporting symbol rates above 30-GBaud. To optimize the generated pulses for a transmission, the digital input word is mapped to the binary-weighted segments of a digital-to-analog converter using the binary reflected Gray code, which minimizes the total bit error probability. The mapping is realized using full-rate digital logic based on exclusive-or gates. For validation, the circuit was fabricated in a 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS technology and measured on a PCB in combination with three pseudo-random bit sequence generators. At a symbol rate of 33.4-GBaud, the circuit can generate Gray-coded signals at 100.2-Gbit/s with PAM-8 and 66.8-Gbit/s with PAM-4.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IMS 2020 - 2020 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 201-204 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781728168159 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest |
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| Volume | 2020-August |
| ISSN | 0149-645X |
Conference
| Title | 2020 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2020 |
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| Duration | 4 - 6 August 2020 |
| City | Virtual, Los Angeles |
| Country | United States of America |
Keywords
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Keywords
- Amplitude shift keying (ASK), Binary reflected gray code (BRGC), Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)