Pulse-forming-line based on-chip short pulse generator.
A traditional pulse generation circuit based on the pulse-forming-line (PFL) is implemented in a commercial 0.13 μm digital CMOS technology. A meandered on-chip coplanar waveguide is used as the PFL, and CMOS transistor is used as switch in the Cadence Spectre simulation. The circuit sample is fabricated and tested. Pulses of ∼170 ps durations and 120-200 mV amplitudes are obtained when the power supply is tuned from 1.2 V to 2 V. The results show that the traditional PFL based circuit can be implemented in standard CMOS technology for on-chip short pulse generation. Furthermore, the PFL circuits significantly extend the short pulse generation capabilities of CMOS technology.
School of Astronautics and Aeronautic, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China.
Huan
H
Zou
School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China.
Haiyang
H
Wang