Forza collaborated closely with Sun to develop an innovative high-speed optical transceiver that met challenging specs on first silicon using a 90nm process. I would recommend Forza when you want to differentiate core technology with custom, complex, mixed-signal expertise.
— Dr. Johns (Jeff) Rulifson, Director, VLSI Research Group, Sun Microsystems Laboratories
• 4 independent TX and RX paths
• 5 Gbps per channel
• Prog. pre-emphasis and edge control
• CML mux/demux I/O
• 1.0V supply
• Biasing via off-chip input currents
• 6mm x 3.8mm with pads
• 10.2-GHz center frequency
• 500-MHz carrier
• RF chain-optimized for very-low-phase noise
• Bandpass filter
• 360° voltage-controlled
phase shifter
• CML 50ohm modul. driver
• 1.2V supply
• 8mm x 5.6mm with pads
• Pipelined architecture
• Dual 10-bit, 100 Msps ADC
• 220 mW power
consumption
• 1.2V supply
• 1.5mm x 1.5mm
• 0.13µm logic process
