VLSI-compatible smart-pixel interface circuits and technology

The optoelectronic VLSI (OE-VLSI) smart pixel receiver is very different from a classic telecommunications-grade receiver. In the OE-VLSI case, the receiver must be particularly compact, and dissipate a minimum amount of power, since large numbers of the circuits are presumed to exist on the chip. Noise immunity and dynamic range are also important parameters. Finally, the OE-VLSI receiver must generate a logic-voltage that is presumed to be utilized on the same chip.