A 1 Tb/s 3 W inductive-coupling transceiver for 3D-stacked inter-chip clock and data link

Noriyuki Miura, Daisuke Mizoguchi, Mari Inoue, Kiichi Niitsu, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Masamoto Tago, Muneo Fukaishi, Takayasu Sakurai, Tadahiro Kuroda

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Abstract

A 1 Tb/s 3 W inter-chip transceiver transmits clock and data by inductive coupling at a clock rate of 1 GHz and data rate of 1 Gb/s per channel. 1024 data transceivers are arranged with a pitch of 30 μm in a layout area of 1 mm 2. The total layout area including 16 clock transceivers is 2 mm 2 in 0.18 μm CMOS and the chip thickness is reduced to 10 μm. Bi-phase modulation (BPM) is employed for the data link to improve noise immunity, reducing power in the transceiver. Four-phase time division multiple access (TDMA) reduces crosstalk and the bit-error rate (BER) is lower than 10 -13.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-121
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007 Jan
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Inductor
  • SiP
  • Three-dimensional
  • Wireless inter-connect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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