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CHAPTER Ⅳ<br />

IC Fabrication <strong>and</strong> Experiment Results<br />

4.1 IC Fabrication<br />

10-Gb/s optical receiver <strong>and</strong> <strong>VCSEL</strong> driver were fabricated us<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a TSMC 0.13-μm mixed signal / RF process. This <strong>CMOS</strong> process has a<br />

silicide block, thick gate oxide (3.3V), deep N-well, thick top metal,<br />

<strong>and</strong> MiM capacitor options.<br />

Fig. 4.1 shows the microphotograph of fabricated optical receiver<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>VCSEL</strong> driver. <strong>Optical</strong> receiver <strong>and</strong> <strong>VCSEL</strong> driver occupies the<br />

area of 1.8 x 1.35 mm 2 <strong>and</strong> 2.05 x 0.83 mm 2 , respectively.<br />

(a)<br />

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