DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZER (DFE)
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a data decision latch (DL) comprising a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) and a data slicer and being operable to;
receive an input signal from a receiver, the input signal comprising intersymbol interference (ISI) when communicated from the receiver;
receive a data clock (DCLK) signal; and
based on the input signal and the DCLK signal, recover data from the input signal to produce a first output signal;
a boundary DL comprising a boundary slicer and excluding a DFE and being operable to;
receive the input signal from the receiver;
receive a boundary clock (BCLK) signal; and
based on the input signal and the BCLK signal, recover boundaries between bits in the input signal to produce a second output signal; and
a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit operable to;
receive the first and second output signals; and
based on the first and second output signals, produce the DCLK and BCLK signals, with the DCLK signal being delayed with respect to the BCLK signal less than approximately 0.5 unit intervals (UIs) and greater than or equal to approximately zero UIs.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an input signal from a receiver, receiving a data clock (DCLK) signal, and receiving a boundary clock (BCLK) signal. The method includes, based on the input signal and the DCLK signal, recovering data from the input signal to produce a first output signal. The method includes, based on the input signal and the BCLK signal, recovering boundaries between bits in the input signal to produce a second output signal. The method includes, based on the first and second output signals, producing the DCLK and BCLK signals, with the DCLK signal being delayed with respect to the BCLK signal less than approximately 0.5 unit intervals (UIs) and greater than or equal to approximately zero UIs.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a data decision latch (DL) comprising a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) and a data slicer and being operable to; receive an input signal from a receiver, the input signal comprising intersymbol interference (ISI) when communicated from the receiver; receive a data clock (DCLK) signal; and based on the input signal and the DCLK signal, recover data from the input signal to produce a first output signal; a boundary DL comprising a boundary slicer and excluding a DFE and being operable to; receive the input signal from the receiver; receive a boundary clock (BCLK) signal; and based on the input signal and the BCLK signal, recover boundaries between bits in the input signal to produce a second output signal; and a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit operable to; receive the first and second output signals; and based on the first and second output signals, produce the DCLK and BCLK signals, with the DCLK signal being delayed with respect to the BCLK signal less than approximately 0.5 unit intervals (UIs) and greater than or equal to approximately zero UIs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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by a data decision latch (DL) comprising a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) and a data slicer; receiving an input signal from a receiver, the input signal comprising intersymbol interference (ISI) when communicated from the receiver; receiving a data clock (DCLK) signal; and based on the input signal and the DCLK signal, recovering data from the input signal to produce a first output signal; by a boundary DL comprising a boundary slicer and excluding a DFE; receiving the input signal from the receiver; receiving a boundary clock (BCLK) signal; and based on the input signal and the BCLK signal, recovering boundaries between bits in the input signal to produce a second output signal; and by a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit; receiving the first and second output signals; and based on the first and second output signals, producing the DCLK and BCLK signals, with the DCLK signal being delayed with respect to the BCLK signal less than approximately 0.5 unit intervals (UIs) and greater than or equal to approximately zero UIs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means for receiving an input signal from a receiver, the input signal comprising intersymbol interference (ISI) when communicated from the receiver; means for receiving a data clock (DCLK) signal; means for receiving a boundary clock (BCLK) signal; means for, based on the input signal and the DCLK signal, recovering data from the input signal to produce a first output signal; means for, based on the input signal and the BCLK signal, recovering boundaries between bits in the input signal to produce a second output signal; and means for, based on the first and second output signals, producing the DCLK and BCLK signals, with the DCLK signal being delayed with respect to the BCLK signal less than approximately 0.5 unit intervals (UIs) and greater than or equal to approximately zero UIs.
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