Zou Huan, Wang Haiyang
School of Astronautics and Aeronautic, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China.
School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2015 Apr;86(4):044706. doi: 10.1063/1.4916951.
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.
一种基于脉冲形成线（PFL）的传统脉冲产生电路采用商用0.13μm数字CMOS技术实现。在Cadence Spectre仿真中，采用曲折型片上共面波导作为脉冲形成线，并使用CMOS晶体管作为开关。对该电路样本进行了制作和测试。当电源电压从1.2V调至2V时，可获得持续时间约为170ps、幅度为120 - 200mV的脉冲。结果表明，基于传统脉冲形成线的电路可在标准CMOS技术中实现片上短脉冲产生。此外，脉冲形成线电路显著扩展了CMOS技术的短脉冲产生能力。
