Method of adaptively controlling the pre-cursor coefficient in a transmit equalizer

    公开(公告)号:US09819520B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-14

    申请号:US15380932

    申请日:2016-12-15

    Inventor: Scott David Huss

    CPC classification number: H04L25/03057 H04L25/03343

    Abstract: A circuit and method for controlling a pre-cursor coefficient in an equalizer of a transmitter device. An input signal from the transmitter is converted into a data signal that includes data symbols transmitted in successive unit intervals. An error signal is formed by comparing the input signal to a threshold value. A determination is made whether to adjust the pre-cursor coefficient, by correlating a sample of the error signal with samples of the data signal from one unit interval earlier and two unit intervals earlier.

    Transmitter test using phase-lock loop

    公开(公告)号:US11165554B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US17081790

    申请日:2020-10-27

    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for testing a transmitter using a phase-lock loop, which can be used with a circuit for data communications, such as serializer/deserializer (SerDes) communications. In particular, some embodiments provide for data transmission test of a transmitter by: generating and outputting a pre-determined data pattern through a serializer of the transmitter; sampling a serialized data output of the serializer using a sample clock signal generated by an M/N phase-lock loop (PLL); and using a pattern checker to error check the sampled data to determine whether the data transmission test passes.

    Static clock calibration in physical layer device

    公开(公告)号:US11165553B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US17018529

    申请日:2020-09-11

    Abstract: A phase interpolator of a physical layer (PHY) device comprise a phase interpolator to generate a set of asynchronous sampler clocks. A sampler of the PHY device samples a calibration data pattern using a first sampler clock from the set of asynchronous sampler clocks. A calibration control component of the PHY device detects a misalignment of a phase relationship among the set of asynchronous sampler clocks based on the sampled data. In response to detecting the misalignment, the calibration control component calibrates the first sampler clock using a second sampler clock and a third sampler clock.

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