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Phase interpolation-based clock and data recovery for differential quadrature phase shift keying

US8139701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2010
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0069
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving N input streams; generating a recovered clock signal based on the input data bits in the N input streams, the recovered clock signal having a clock frequency and a recovered clock phase; generating a clock signal for each one of the N input streams based on the recovered clock signal having the clock frequency and a respective phase at a respective phase offset relative to the recovered clock phase; detecting a phase difference between each of the N input bit streams and the respective N clock signals; and adjusting the phases of the N clock signals to eliminate the respective phase differences, the adjusting comprising shifting the N respective clock phase offsets such that each of the N clock signals is locked to the input data bits in the respective one of the N input streams.

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