Self-referenced clockless delay adaptation for random data

    公开(公告)号:US11323109B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US17084901

    申请日:2020-10-30

    摘要: A clockless delay adaptation loop configured to adapt to random data includes a first and a second delay line, an autocorrelator, and a controller. The autocorrelator receives an input signal for the delay adaptation loop and the output from the first delay line, and includes a first logic circuit configured to output a first autocorrelation and a second logic circuit configured to output a second autocorrelation. The controller is configured generate a control signal for one of the first and second delay lines based on the first and second autocorrelations. In some examples, the first logic circuit is an XNOR gate, and the second logic circuit is an OR gate. In some examples, the OR gate can have a gain that is two times a gain of the XNOR gate. In some examples, an amplifier having two times the gain of the XNOR gate is coupled to the OR gate.

    Bidirectional data link
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10484042B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US16118621

    申请日:2018-08-31

    摘要: A bidirectional data link includes a forward channel transmitter circuit and a forward channel receiver circuit. The forward channel transmitter circuit includes a forward channel driver circuit, and a back channel receiver circuit. The back channel receiver circuit is coupled to the forward channel driver circuit. The back channel receiver circuit includes a summation circuit and an active filter circuit. The summation circuit is coupled to the forward channel driver circuit. The active filter circuit is coupled to the summation circuit. The forward channel receiver circuit includes a forward channel receiver, and a back channel driver circuit. The back channel driver circuit is coupled to the forward channel receiver.

    Error sampler circuit
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11916703B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US18066027

    申请日:2022-12-14

    IPC分类号: H04L25/03 H03K3/037

    CPC分类号: H04L25/03057 H03K3/0372

    摘要: An error sampler circuit includes a differential input voltage input, a differential reference voltage input, a master latch circuit, and a slave latch circuit. The master latch circuit includes a slicer circuit. The slicer circuit includes a first input, a second input, and a differential output. The first input is coupled to the differential input voltage input. The second input is coupled to the differential reference voltage input. The slave latch includes a differential input coupled to the differential output of the slicer circuit.

    Bidirectional data link
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10804956B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16599377

    申请日:2019-10-11

    摘要: A bidirectional data link includes a forward channel transmitter circuit and a forward channel receiver circuit. The forward channel transmitter circuit includes a forward channel driver circuit, and a back channel receiver circuit. The back channel receiver circuit is coupled to the forward channel driver circuit. The back channel receiver circuit includes a summation circuit and an active filter circuit. The summation circuit is coupled to the forward channel driver circuit. The active filter circuit is coupled to the summation circuit. The forward channel receiver circuit includes a forward channel receiver, and a back channel driver circuit. The back channel driver circuit is coupled to the forward channel receiver.

    Error sampler circuit
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11575546B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17193067

    申请日:2021-03-05

    IPC分类号: H04L25/03 H03K3/037

    摘要: An error sampler circuit includes a differential input voltage input, a differential reference voltage input, a master latch circuit, and a slave latch circuit. The master latch circuit includes a slicer circuit. The slicer circuit includes a first input, a second input, and a differential output. The first input is coupled to the differential input voltage input. The second input is coupled to the differential reference voltage input. The slave latch includes a differential input coupled to the differential output of the slicer circuit.

    Enhanced discrete-time feedforward equalizer

    公开(公告)号:US11539555B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17095869

    申请日:2020-11-12

    摘要: An N-tap feedforward equalizer (FFE) comprises a set of N FFE taps coupled together in parallel, a filter coupled between the (N−1)th FFE tap and the Nth FFE tap, and a summer coupled to an output of the set of N FFE taps. Each FFE tap includes a unique sample-an-hold (S/H) circuit that generates a unique time-delayed signal and a unique transconductance stage that generates a unique transconductance output based on the unique time-delayed signal. The filter causes the N-tap FFE to have the behavior of greater than N taps. In some examples, the filter is a first order high pass filter that causes coefficients greater than N to have an opposite polarity of the Nth coefficient. In some examples, the filter is a first order low pass filter that causes coefficients greater than N to have the same polarity as the Nth coefficient.

    Voltage-controlled oscillators with ramped voltages

    公开(公告)号:US10608650B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US16002881

    申请日:2018-06-07

    摘要: In examples, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) comprises an inductor; a first pair of transistors having first terminals coupled to a voltage source, second terminals coupled to opposing ends of the inductor, and control terminals coupled to opposing ends of the inductor; and a second pair of transistors having first terminals coupled to ground, second terminals coupled to opposing ends of the inductor, and control terminals coupled to opposing ends of the inductor. The VCO also comprises a first transistor coupled to at least one capacitor, the combination of the first transistor and the at least one capacitor coupled to the inductor in parallel. The VCO further comprises second, third, and fourth transistors coupled to a control terminal of the first transistor, the second transistor coupled to the voltage source, the fourth transistor coupled to ground, and the third transistor configured to receive a ramped voltage.

    Sample-and-hold-based retimer supporting link training

    公开(公告)号:US11743080B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17083008

    申请日:2020-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04L27/01 H04L25/03

    摘要: A linear retimer includes an equalizer, a clock recovery circuit, a sample and hold (S/H) circuit, and a linear driver. The equalizer receives an input signal and outputs an equalized signal. The clock recovery circuit receives the equalized signal and outputs a clock signal. The S/H circuit receives the equalized signal and the clock signal and outputs a retimed signal. The linear driver receives the retimed signal and outputs a recovered signal. The S/H circuit is configured to preserve a voltage of the equalized signal in the retimed signal. In some examples, the S/H circuit is part of a linear three-tap feedforward equalizer, and the linear driver receives an output of the feedforward equalizer. The linear retimer can be placed between a transmitter and a channel or after the channel.