26 February 2004
Christos Zamantzas
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Communication Link
Options
I.Use the Gigabit Optical
Link (GOL) chip
qHigh-speed transmitter ASIC (at
800 or 1600 Mbps).
qRadiation tolerant layout (in
0.25 mm CMOS technology).
Also
includes:
qAnalogue parts needed to drive
the laser.
qAlgorithm running that corrects
SEU.
q8b/10b encoding.
q16 or 32 bit input.
qError reporting (SEU, loss of
synchronisation,..)
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Advantages:
qVery low cost (50CHF for both
ASIC & Laser).
qAlready tested and
functional.
qIndependent system.
qAllows later improvement of
design.
II.Build a custom
communication link.
