A 200Mbps 0.02nJ/b dual-mode inductive coupling transceiver for cm-range interconnection

Abstract

A 200Mbps 0.02nJ/b dual-mode inductive coupling transceiver is proposed for cm-range inductive coupling interconnection. The parallel capacitor combined with the TX inductor enhances the transmitted signal slew rate so that it increases the transmission distance by twofold. The proposed inter-symbol interference (ISI) reduction scheme of the transmitter improves data rate up to 200Mbps. And the proposed pulse generation scheme allows the transceiver to consume only 0.02nJ/b energy. The transceiver consumes 0.012 mm 2 in a TSMC 0.25um CMOS process.