DC-COUPLED SERDES RECEIVER
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210320679A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17149597

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A receiver includes a first T-coil circuit at an input of the receiver and configured to receive an input signal, a termination impedance coupled to the first T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first T-coil circuit, and an amplifier including a first input and a second input and configured to amplify a differential signal at the first and second inputs, a calibration switch coupled to the amplifier and configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect the first and second inputs of the amplifier, and a first receive switch configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect a center node of the first T-coil circuit and the amplifier.

    Ring voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) startup helper circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11115005B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16835778

    申请日:2020-03-31

    Abstract: A ring voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit is herein provided. According to one embodiment, a ring VCO circuit includes a plurality of stages connected in series, wherein each stage includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a third inverter and a fourth inverter, the first inverter connected in parallel with the third and fourth inverters and the second inverter connected in parallel with the third and fourth inverters, and a first biasing resistor connected to a first node and coupled to an input of the first inverter. The first biasing resistor includes a first switch configured to set the first biasing resistor to about zero voltage.

    DC-coupled SERDES receiver
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10897279B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US15930971

    申请日:2020-05-13

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A receiver includes a first T-coil circuit at an input of the receiver and configured to receive an input signal, a termination impedance coupled to the first T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first T-coil circuit, and an amplifier including a first input and a second input and configured to amplify a differential signal at the first and second inputs, a calibration switch coupled to the amplifier and configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect the first and second inputs of the amplifier, and a first receive switch configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect a center node of the first T-coil circuit and the amplifier.

    Serdes with pin sharing
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11575403B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17360713

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A transceiver includes a first common T-coil circuit coupled to a first input-output pin of the transceiver, a termination impedance coupled to the first common T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first common T-coil circuit, an amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a receive enable signal, and a first transmission buffer configured to transmit an output signal to the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a transmit enable signal.

    DC-coupled SERDES receiver
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11374603B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US17149597

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A receiver includes a first T-coil circuit at an input of the receiver and configured to receive an input signal, a termination impedance coupled to the first T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first T-coil circuit, and an amplifier including a first input and a second input and configured to amplify a differential signal at the first and second inputs, a calibration switch coupled to the amplifier and configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect the first and second inputs of the amplifier, and a first receive switch configured to selectively electrically connect or disconnect a center node of the first T-coil circuit and the amplifier.

    SERDES WITH PIN SHARING
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210328617A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17360713

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A transceiver includes a first common T-coil circuit coupled to a first input-output pin of the transceiver, a termination impedance coupled to the first common T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first common T-coil circuit, an amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a receive enable signal, and a first transmission buffer configured to transmit an output signal to the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a transmit enable signal.

    Serdes with pin sharing
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11088719B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US15930917

    申请日:2020-05-13

    Inventor: Xiong Liu Hiep Pham

    Abstract: A transceiver includes a first common T-coil circuit coupled to a first input-output pin of the transceiver, a termination impedance coupled to the first common T-coil circuit and configured to match an impedance of a transmission line coupled to the first common T-coil circuit, an amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a receive enable signal, and a first transmission buffer configured to transmit an output signal to the first input-output pin through the first common T-coil circuit based on a transmit enable signal.

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