This thesis tackles the problem of high-speed data communication over wireline channels. Particular attention is paid to backplane channels which have impedance discontinuities and high-frequency loss. These channels require extra equalization effort in order to produce an open eye diagram at the receiver. Three signal processing techniques were investigated in the pursuit of higher data rates over backplane channels: transmit-side FIR filter equalization with variable tap spacing, bidirectional communication using frequency-division multiplexing, and an ADC-based receiver to provide a capability for non-linear equalization. The ADC presented here is a 5-bit flash ADC intended to be time-interleaved to attain a sufficient data rate. This ADC uses redundant comparators to obtain sufficient resolution without an explicit threshold tuning circuit. A resonant clocking line is used to reduce power and increase the maximum clock frequency.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/32666 |
| Date | 20 August 2012 |
| Creators | Bichan, Mike |
| Contributors | Chan Carusone, Anthony |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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