Abstract: An I/O interface provides multiple serial data lines each with an embedded clock to provide sufficient data handling capacity to accommodate high data rates that are associated with high-speed data converters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the current-mode track and hold circuit comprise a cascode input stage, a dynamic biasing stage, a cascode output stage, and a switch operable to interconnect the input stage and the output stage. The input stage is connected to receive an input current. The dynamic biasing stage is connected to receive a scaled version of the input current as a dynamic biasing current and dynamically biases the input stage in response to the dynamic biasing current. Dynamically biasing the track-and-hold circuit in response to a dynamic biasing current that is a scaled version of the input current significantly increases the maximum peak-to-peak voltage swing allowed at the input of the track-and-hold circuit and enables a corresponding increase in signal-to-noise ratio. These benefits are obtained at the expense of only a small increase in power consumption.