Abstract: A 112-Gb/s mixed-signal 4-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-4) receiver (RX) with clock-data recovery (CDR) for extra-short-reach (XSR) applications is presented. An ultra-fine ...

Abstract: A CMOS limiting amplifier with a bandwidth of 3 GHz, a gain of 32 dB, and a noise figure of 16 dB is described. The amplifier is fabricated in a standard 2.5-V 0.25-/spl mu/m CMOS technology ...