摘要:
Described are high-speed parallel-to-serial converters. The converters include data combiners with differential current-steering circuits that respond to parallel data bits by producing complementary current signals representing a differential, serialized version of the parallel data bits. One embodiment includes inductive and resistive loads to equalize the gain over the frequency of interest to reduce data-deterministic jitter.
摘要:
A frequency multiplier and amplification circuit are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises: a multiplier operably coupled to multiply a first sinusoidal waveform having a first frequency with a second sinusoidal waveform having a second frequency to produce a third sinusoidal waveform, having a frequency representative of a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency, and a fourth sinusoidal waveform having a frequency representative of a sum of the first and second frequencies; and a frequency-tuned load operably coupled to substantially attenuate the third sinusoidal waveform and to substantially pass the fourth sinusoidal waveform as an output of the frequency-tuned multiplier circuit. The frequency-tuned multiplier circuit can be a single-ended multiplier circuit or a differential multiplier circuit with corresponding single-ended or differential first and second sinusoidal waveforms.
摘要:
A buffer employs an input stage with an active, LC load. The active load includes integrated inductors that combine with the parasitic gate capacitances of a pair of transistors in a negative-transconductance (−Gm) booster configuration. The resulting active load emphasizes a desired frequency, improving the quality, or “Q,” of the input stage, and consequently of the entire buffer.
摘要:
A post PLL filter is coupled to the output terminal of a phase locked loop. The post PLL filter reduces the jitter of the PLL output clock signal by increasing the Q of the phase locked loop. In addition, some embodiments of the present invention also provides amplitude magnification of the PLL output clock signal.
摘要:
An integrated circuit driver provides, among other things, a high data communication rate, a large common mode output voltage range, avoidance of spikethrough current that increases power consumption, improved switching speed using current-steering techniques, and improved matching of steady-state output current in the high logic state to that of the low logic state. The driver includes complementary differential pairs and associated current mirror circuits that differentially source/sink current at a pair of load conductors to drive the load conductors into a logic state. A single-ended embodiment is also described.
摘要:
Techniques for determining positions of pilot sub-carriers in a received OFDM symbol are described. Components of pilot sub-carriers from a theoretical OFDM symbol are extracted to form M theoretical pilot sequences according to M possible distributions in frequency domain of the pilot sub-carriers in the theoretical OFDM symbol. Components of pilot sub-carriers from the received OFDM symbol are also extracted to form K hypothetical pilot sequences according to K possible distributions in frequency domain of pilot sub-carriers in the received OFDM symbol. The correlations of every two adjacent elements of the theoretical pilot sequences are calculated to get M corresponding theoretical correlation sequences, and the correlations of every two adjacent elements of the hypothetical pilot sequence are also calculated to get K corresponding hypothetical correlation sequences. Sequence correlations between the hypothetical correlation sequences and the theoretical correlation sequences are then calculated. The positions of pilot sub-carriers in the received OFDM symbol can be determined from the one that has the maximum modulus value.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for a transmitting entity within a micro-area network to establish a data transmission within the network includes processing that begins by determining the identity of a target entity within the micro-area network. The processing then continues by determining transmission characteristics of at least one communication path between the transmitting entity and target entity of the micro-area network. The processing then continues by determining a transmission convention based on the transmission characteristics. The processing then continues by providing the transmission convention to the target entity.
摘要:
A transceiver includes a receiver section and a transmitter section. The receiver section includes a clocking circuit, a serial-to-parallel module, and compensation. The transmitter section includes a clocking circuit, parallel-to-serial module, and compensation. The compensation within the receiver section and transmitter section compensates for integrated circuit (IC) processing limits and/or integrated circuit (IC) fabrication limits within the clocking circuits, serial-to-parallel module, and parallel-to-serial module that would otherwise limit the speed at which the transceiver could transport data.
摘要:
A circuit for calibrating a resistance between a first circuit node and a second circuit node is disclosed. The circuit comprises a reference resistor connected between first and second reference nodes; a first transistor having a first current-handling terminal connected to the first reference node, a second current-handling terminal, and a first control terminal; and a second transistor having a third current-handling terminal connected to the first circuit node, a fourth current-handling terminal connected to the second circuit node, and a second control terminal connected to the first control terminal.
摘要:
A video encoding technique producing an even output bit stream is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an instantaneous peak of the output bit stream is greatly reduced by dividing one image frame into a key area and a background area, then inter-frame encoding the key area and the background area in different frames respectively. In other words, a whole bit stream of one I frame in the prior art is distributed into two or more image frames in the present invention.