Methods and systems for adaptive receiver equalization
First Claim
1. A method for adaptively equalizing an analog information signal for a signal path, comprising the steps of:
- (1) sampling the analog information signal, thereby generating analog samples; and
(2) performing an equalizing process on the analog samples, wherein the equalizing includes processing an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples, to produce equalized analog samples.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for minimizing distortions in an analog data signal include equalizing the analog data signal at a receive end. In an embodiment, the invention adapts equalization parameters to a signal path associated with the analog data signal. Adaptive control logic is implemented with analog and/or digital components. In an embodiment, the invention equalizes a discreet-time analog representation of an analog data signal. In an embodiment, the invention digitally controls equalization parameters. In an embodiment, a resultant equalized analog data signal is digitized. In an example implementation, an analog data signal is sampled, a quality of the samples is measured, and one or more equalization parameters are adjusted with digital controls as needed to minimize distortion of the samples. The equalized samples are then digitized. The present invention is suitable for lower rate analog data signals and multi-gigabit data rate analog signals.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for adaptively equalizing an analog information signal for a signal path, comprising the steps of:
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(1) sampling the analog information signal, thereby generating analog samples; and (2) performing an equalizing process on the analog samples, wherein the equalizing includes processing an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples, to produce equalized analog samples. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for processing time staggered portions of an analog information signal for a signal path, comprising the steps of:
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(1) sampling the analog information signal at a plurality of phases; (2) measuring an equalization quality of the samples from one of the plurality of phases; (3) equalizing the samples from each of the phases based on the measured equalization quality of the one phase, including the step of processing an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A system for processing a serial analog information signal, comprising:
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a sampler configured to sample the serial analog signal to generate analog samples; an equalizer coupled to said sampler and configured to minimize inter-symbol interferences in samples output from said sampler, said equalizer configured to process an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples, to generate equalized samples; and a quantizer coupled to said equalizer and configured to quantize equalized samples output from said equalizer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for routing and processing analog data signals, comprising:
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a backplane having a plurality of signal paths, each said signal path including an adaptive equalizer; wherein each said adaptive equalizer is configured to process an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples, to generate equalized samples.
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