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Self-timed rings are a promising approach for designing high-speed serial links or clock generators. This study focuses on the ring stage components – a C-element and an inverter - and compares the performances of different implementations of this component in terms of speed, power consumption and phase noise. We also proposed a new self-timed ring stage - only composed by a C-element with complementary outputs - which allows us to increase the maximum speed of 25% and reduce the power consumption of 60% at the maximum frequency. All the electrical simulations and results have been performed using a CMOS 65nm technology from STMicroelectronics.
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Elissati, O., Yahya, E., Rieubon, S., Fesquet, L. (2011). Optimizing and Comparing CMOS Implementations of the C-Element in 65nm Technology: Self-Timed Ring Case. In: van Leuken, R., Sicard, G. (eds) Integrated Circuit and System Design. Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization, and Simulation. PATMOS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6448. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17752-1_14
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