Half-rate DFE with duplicate path for high data-rate operation
US7782935B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2025/0349
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and circuits are presented for providing equalization, including decision feedback equalization (DFE), to high data-rate signals. Half-rate delay-chain circuitry produces delayed samples of an input signal using two or more delay-chain circuits operating at a fraction of the input signal data-rate. Two delay-chain circuits operating at one-half the input signal data-rate may be used. More generally, n delay-chain circuits operating at 1/n the input signal data-rate may be used. Multiplexer circuitry combines the outputs of the delay-chain circuits to produce an output signal including samples of the input signal at the input signal data-rate. Duplicate path DFE circuitry includes two paths used to provide DFE equalization while reducing the load of the DFE circuitry on the circuitry that precedes it. A first path produces delayed samples of a DFE signal, while a second path produces the DFE output signal from the delayed samples.
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