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Table 3 Comparison of main design specifications for CSI, SCI and inverter chain delay elements

From: A review on high-resolution CMOS delay lines: towards sub-picosecond jitter performance

S. no.

Delay resolution

Delay range

Power consumption

Area

Linearity

Robustness against process variation

Robustness against temperature variation

1

SCI

Inv. Chain

CSI

CSI

Inv. chain

Inv. chain

SCI

2

CSI

SCI

SCI

SCI

SCI

SCI

CSI

3

Inv. chain

CSI

Inv. chain

Inv. chain

CSI

CSI

Inv. chain