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Apparatus and method for digitally-controlled adaptive equalizer

US8718127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 2011
Grant dateMay 6, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03878
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those involving a receiver device. One such apparatus includes an equalizer configured to process an input signal transmitted over a channel. The equalizer includes a first node configured to receive the input signal; a second node; and a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) having an adjustable gain. The PGA has an input electrically coupled to the first node, and an output electrically coupled to a third node. The equalizer also includes a high pass filter (HPF) having an input electrically coupled to the third node, and an output electrically coupled to the second node; and a control block configured to adjust one or more of the PGA or the HPF at least partly in response to a PGA output signal from the PGA or an HPF output signal from the HPF.

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