摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a chip comprising transmitters configured to transmit differential signals on conductors, wherein the conductors include first and second pairs of conductors, and the differential signals include first differential signals to be transmitted to the first pair of conductors and second differential signals to be transmitted to the second pair of conductors. The chip furhter comprises a current mode circuitry configured to selectively modulate a common mode voltage of the differential signals to communicate data and and a common mode detection circuitry configured to detect changes in the common mode voltage. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a second chip including receivers configured to receive differential signals on conductors, wherein the conductors include first and second pairs of conductors, and the differential signals include first differential signals to be received by the first pair of conductors and second differential signals to be received by the second pair of conductors. The second chip further comprises a current mode circuitry configured to selectively modulate a common mode voltage of the differential signals to communicate data and a common mode detection circuitry configured to detect changes in the common mode voltage.
摘要:
Transmission of alternative content over standard device connectors. An embodiment of a method includes connecting a first device to a second device utilizing a standard connector, the connector including multiple pins, and detecting whether the second device is operating in a standard mode or an alternative mode. If the second device is operating in the alternative mode, then switching one or more pins of the standard connector for the alternative mode and transmitting or receiving signals for the alternative mode via the plurality of pins of the standard connector.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and system for pre-authenticating ports is disclosed. In one embodiment, an active port facilitating communication of media content between a transmitting device and a receiving device is identified, while the active port are associated with a first High-Definition Content Protection (HDCP) engine. Then, inactive ports that are in idle mode serving as backup ports to the active port are identified, while the inactive ports are associated with a second HDCP engine. Pre-authentication of each of the inactive ports is performed so the pre-authenticated inactive ports can subsequently replace the active port if a port switch is performed.
摘要:
A new spread spectrum phase modulation (SSPM) technique is applicable to both data and clock signals. The SSPM technique is more suitable to board level designs than the direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technique. In addition, SSPM may be combined with controlled edge rate signaling to outperform DSSS.
摘要:
A system comprising a transmitter chip and a receiver chip is disclosed. The transmitter chip comprises a first transmitter circuit configured to transmit a first differential signal on a first pair of conductors and common mode detection circuitry configured to detect changes in a first common mode voltage of the first pair of conductors to obtain a first common mode data signal. The receiver chip comprises a first receiver circuit configured to receive the first differential signal from the first pair of conductors and current mode circuitry configured to modulate the first common mode voltage of the first pair of conductors to communicate the first common mode data signal to the transmitter chip.
摘要:
A mechanism for facilitating clock recovery for streaming content over a packetized network is described. A method of embodiments includes receiving an estimated data stream at a first device. The estimated data stream may include estimated data format information relating to a data stream expected to be received at the first device. The method may further include performing, at the first device, clock regeneration of the estimated data stream based on the estimated data format information. The clock regeneration may include performing clock recovery of the estimated data stream.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and system are provided for generating and facilitating Mobile High-Definition Multimedia Interface. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a transmitter configured to merge multiple channels of a high-definition interface into a single channel to generate a mobile high-definition interface, the mobile high-definition interface configured to facilitate carrying of high-definition media content in a mobile device. The apparatus further includes a receiver coupled with the transmitter, the receiver configured to receive the single channel, and to unmerge the single channel into the multiple channels.
摘要:
In preferred embodiments, an adaptive equalization circuit including at least two equalization filters (40-43) (each for equalizing a signal transmitted over a multi-channel serial link) and control circuitry (54) for generating an equalization control signal (CTL) for use by all the filters. The control circuitry generates the control signal in response to an equalized signal produced by one of the filters, and asserts the control signal to all the filters. Preferably, one filter generates an equalized fixed pattern signal in response to a fixed pattern signal (e.g., a clock signal), each other filter equalizes a data signal, and the control circuitry generates the control signal in response to the equalized fixed pattern signal. In other embodiments, the invention is an adaptive equalization circuit including an equalization filter and circuitry for generating a control signal for the filter in response to a signal indicative of a predetermined fixed pattern, a receiver including an adaptive equalization circuit, a system including such a receiver, and a method for adaptive equalization of signals received over a multi-channel serial link.
摘要:
New very high-speed CMOS techniques are used to achieve a CMOS driver operating at gigabaud speeds. Such a driver may be manufactured more easily than drivers that use GaAs or bipolar techniques and further may be easily integrated with other CMOS circuits. A communication system utilizing the gigabaud CMOS driver may additionally include a receiver with on-chip termination to significantly reduce distortion in the presence of parasitic capacitance in inductance in comparison to a receiver with external termination. Furthermore, the communication system may include a phase tracker and a frame aligner. The phase tracker continuously monitors the most frequent transition edges in the oversampled data so that the phase of the receiver clock keeps track of the sender clock. The frame aligner comprises a comma detector which enables instant synchronization of data words with a single comma character within a serial data stream.