AC coupling circuit integrated with receiver with hybrid stable common-mode voltage generation and baseline-wander compensation
First Claim
1. In association with a receiver having an input signal, an input signal compensation circuit comprising:
- a first feedback loop adapted to receive a feedback signal, corresponding to data detected from said receiver input signal, and further adapted to generate a baseline wander correction component in response to said feedback signal;
a second feedback loop configured to generate a common-mode voltage related to a selected reference voltage associated with said receiver input signal; and
a mechanism for combining said baseline wander correction component with said common-mode voltage, for use in providing a reconstructed correction component for said receiver input signal.
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Abstract
In a receiver, an AC-coupling solution uses a fully integrated circuit for simultaneously providing both baseline wander compensation and common-mode voltage generation. Usefully, an integrated capacitor is placed between the receiver input pin and the input buffer, and a high resistive impedance element is connected to the internal high-speed data node after the capacitor. An on-chip voltage generation and correction circuit is connected to the other side of the impedance element to generate a common-mode voltage, and to provide dynamic, fine adjustment for the received data voltage level. The voltage correction circuit is controlled by the feedback of data detected by the clock and data recovery unit (CDRU) of the receiver. The feedback data passes through a weighting element, wherein the amount of feedback gain is adjustable to provide a summing weight and thereby achieve a desired BLW compensation. Register bits are used to control an on-chip reference voltage generator that consists of a resistor ladder to generate the reference voltage.
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1. In association with a receiver having an input signal, an input signal compensation circuit comprising:
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a first feedback loop adapted to receive a feedback signal, corresponding to data detected from said receiver input signal, and further adapted to generate a baseline wander correction component in response to said feedback signal; a second feedback loop configured to generate a common-mode voltage related to a selected reference voltage associated with said receiver input signal; and a mechanism for combining said baseline wander correction component with said common-mode voltage, for use in providing a reconstructed correction component for said receiver input signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. For use in a receiver disposed to receive a transmitted input signal affected by baseline wander (BLW) during transmission, circuit apparatus comprising:
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a circuit component configured to generate a feedback signal representing data contained in said receiver input signal; a first set of circuit elements operable by said feedback signal to produce a first signal provided with a BLW compensation value; a second set of circuit elements for generating a second signal representing a common-mode voltage adaptable to said receiver; and a circuit component for producing a component from said first and second signals, and for combining said component with said receiver input to compensate said signal for BLW effects. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. In association with a receiver having an input signal, a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a feedback signal corresponding to data contained in said receiver input signal; generating a baseline wander correction component in response to said feedback signal; generating a common-mode voltage related to a selected reference voltage associated with said receiver input signal; and combining said baseline wander correction component with said common-mode voltage, in order to provide a reconstructed compensation component for said receiver input signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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