A 10Gbit/s limiting amplifier is realized in a 2μm GaAs HBT technology.The Whole circuit consists of an input buffer
three similar amplifier cells
an output buffer for driving 50 Ohm transmission lines and a pair of feedback networks for offset cancellation.At a positive supply voltage of 3.3V and a negative supply voltage of -2V
the power dissipation is 500mW.The input dynamic range is about 38dB with a constant output voltage swing(300mVp-p).The chip area is 1.15 time 0.7mm