A line driver with configurable pre-emphasis is implemented in a 65 nm
CMOS process. The driver utilizes a three-tap feed-forward equalization
architecture. The relative delays between the taps are selectable in increments
of 1/16th of the unit interval via an 8-stage delay-locked loop and digital
interpolator. It is also possible to control the output amplitude and source
impedance for each tap via a programmable array of eight source-series
terminated drivers. The entire design consumes 9 mW from a 1.2 V supply
at 1 Gb/s.