DIGITALLY CONTROLLED JITTER INJECTION FOR BUILT IN SELF-TESTING (BIST)
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver circuit comprising;
a generator configured to generate a composite jitter including a plurality of multi-tone jitter components; and
a processor operable to digitally inject the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit.
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Abstract
A digitally controlled jitter injection apparatus for built in self-testing includes a transceiver circuit having a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. The digitally controlled jitter injection apparatus also includes a generator that generates a composite jitter including multi-tone jitter components. The digitally controlled jitter injection apparatus also includes a processor operable to digitally inject the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a transceiver circuit comprising; a generator configured to generate a composite jitter including a plurality of multi-tone jitter components; and a processor operable to digitally inject the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of self-testing a transceiver circuit, comprising:
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generating a composite jitter including a plurality of multi-tone jitter components; and digitally injecting the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A transceiver circuit, comprising:
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means for generating a composite jitter including a plurality of multi-tone jitter components; and means for digitally injecting the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for self-testing a transceiver circuit, comprising:
a computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising; program code to generate a composite jitter including a plurality of multi-tone jitter components; and program code to digitally inject the composite jitter into a receiver circuit and/or a transmitter circuit of the transceiver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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