Analog and mixed-signal circuitry for system-assisted high-speed I/O links

The state-of-the-art design methodology for high-speed I/O links is to specify component-level design requirements to achieve high-fidelity component-level performance. While designing each component in the link with high fidelity guarantees a reliable link, it does not inherently optimize the link for metrics such as the power, design complexity, or bit error rate performance. Recently, due to the increased demand for data bandwidth in backplane I/O, a system-assisted design methodology has been developed to optimize the system for a given set of metrics. By optimizing on the system level rather than the component level, the performance at the component level can be reduced from high quality to sufficient when the component is deployed within the I/O link. The new system-level design methodology encourages the utilization of novel circuit architectures. In this dissertation, novel analog and mixed-signal circuitry for system-assisted high-speed I/O links is presented. The novel circuitry expands upon traditional analog and mixed-signal circuit architectures in order to achieve system-level design goals and requirements without significant power or area overhead.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Faust, Adam

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosenbaum, Elyse
• Feng, Milton
• Shanbhag, Naresh R.
• Schutt-Ainé, José E.

• Mixed-Signal
• Analog
• Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
• Gm-boosting
• Coding

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 Adam Faust

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/42364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/42364