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Techniques for multi-wire encoding with an embedded clock

US8649460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2008
Grant dateFeb 11, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/4917
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for multi-wire encoding with an embedded clock are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a transmitter component. The transmitter component may comprise at least one encoder module to generate a set of symbols, each symbol being represented by a combination of signal levels on a set of wires. The transmitter component may also comprise at least one signaling module to transmit one or more of the symbols over the set of wires according to a transmit clock. The transmitter component may additionally comprise control logic to restrict transmission of first and second subsets of the set of symbols to respective first and second portions of a clock cycle of the transmit clock, such that a signal differential among at least two of the set of wires exhibits a switching behavior that has a same frequency as the transmit clock.

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