Kim, GainLeblebici, Yusuf2016-07-232016-07-232016-07-23201610.1109/APCCAS.2016.7803923https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/128067WOS:000392651200043This paper presents a serial link transceiver (TRX) architecture that enables high-speed data transmission over a lossy backplane channel without the presence of equalization circuits. The proposed architecture employs multi-tone signaling to reduce inter-symbol interference (ISI) and to increase receiver (RX) timing margin. A single-sideband (SSB) modulation has also been employed for saving of required bandwidth per subchannel, so as to minimize inter-channel interference (ICI). System-level simulation results show that the proposed TRX can easily transmit 20 Gb/s data stream over a lossy backplane channel that exhibits 28-dB attenuation at 10 GHz while requiring neither of continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) and decision feedback equalizer (DFE). By transmitting 3-to-5 Gb/s data stream over each of four sub-channels, at least 44% unit interval (UI) eye openings are achieved for all sub-channels when 20 Gb/s aggregate data is transmitted.Multi-toneSingle-sidebandSerial linkTransceiverWirelineModelingtext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper