Method and system for split voltage domain transmitter circuits
First Claim
1. A method for processing signals, the method comprising:
- in an integrated circuit comprising a driver;
amplifying a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains; and
generating said partial voltage domains by controlling a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of an amplifier that tracks an input to the driver and controls a current supplying a cascade amplifier.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a photonically enabled complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip are disclosed and may comprise in an integrated circuit comprising a driver: amplifying a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains, and generating the partial voltage domains by controlling a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of a cascade amplifier that is an input to the driver and controls a current supplying said cascade amplifier. A series of diodes may be driven in differential mode via the amplified signals. An optical signal may be modulated via the diodes, which may be integrated in a Mach-Zehnder modulator or a ring modulator. The diodes may be connected in a distributed configuration. The amplified signals may be communicated to the diodes via transmission lines, which may be even-mode coupled.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for processing signals, the method comprising:
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in an integrated circuit comprising a driver; amplifying a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains; and generating said partial voltage domains by controlling a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of an amplifier that tracks an input to the driver and controls a current supplying a cascade amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for processing signals, the system comprising:
one or more circuits comprising a driver, said one or more circuits being operable to; amplify a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains; and generate said partial voltage domains by controlling a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of an amplifier that is an input to the driver and controls a current supplying a cascade amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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