Transmitter/receiver device that converts serial and parallel signals and method of testing thereof
US8040940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/31716
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transmitter/receiver device includes: a transmitter unit including a parallel/serial converting circuit, a waveform deteriorating circuit, and a transmitter circuit; and a receiver unit including a receiver circuit, a serial/parallel converting circuit, and an error detecting circuit. The parallel/serial converting circuit converts a transmitter-side parallel signal to a transmitter-side serial signal. The waveform deteriorating circuit deteriorates a signal waveform of the transmitter-side serial signal. The transmitter circuit transmits to the receiver unit the signal whose waveform is deteriorated. The receiver circuit receives, as a receiver-side serial signal, the signal transmitted from the transmitter circuit. The serial/parallel converting circuit converts the receiver-side serial signal to a receiver-side parallel signal. The error detecting circuit detects a bit error rate of the receiver-side parallel signal.
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