Adaptive equalizer and method of controlling the same
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1. An adaptive equalizer comprising:
- an equalizing unit configured to equalize an input signal based on an equalization coefficient;
a plurality of sampling units configured to, generate a plurality of adjusted signals from the equalized input signal, each of the plurality of sampling units having a sensitivity that varies independently, and the plurality of sampling units configured to sample a respective one of the plurality of adjusted signals; and
an error detection unit configured to vary the equalization coefficient based on sampled signals until an error is not present between the sampled signals,wherein each of the plurality of sampling units includes,a pre-driver configured to generate an adjusted sensitivity signal by adjusting the sensitivity of a respective one of the plurality of sampling units to the equalized input signal, anda comparator configured to output a logic low or a logic high based on sampling the adjusted sensitivity signal.
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Abstract
Provided are an adaptive equalizer for adaptively controlling an equalization coefficient until two comparators outputs a same value, after generating a sensitivity difference between signals at a front end of each comparator for performing sampling, and a method of controlling the adaptive equalizer.
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15 Claims
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1. An adaptive equalizer comprising:
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an equalizing unit configured to equalize an input signal based on an equalization coefficient; a plurality of sampling units configured to, generate a plurality of adjusted signals from the equalized input signal, each of the plurality of sampling units having a sensitivity that varies independently, and the plurality of sampling units configured to sample a respective one of the plurality of adjusted signals; and an error detection unit configured to vary the equalization coefficient based on sampled signals until an error is not present between the sampled signals, wherein each of the plurality of sampling units includes, a pre-driver configured to generate an adjusted sensitivity signal by adjusting the sensitivity of a respective one of the plurality of sampling units to the equalized input signal, and a comparator configured to output a logic low or a logic high based on sampling the adjusted sensitivity signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an adaptive equalizer, the method comprising:
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equalizing an input signal, based on an equalization coefficient; generating a plurality of adjusted signals from the equalized input signal, the adjusted signals having different sensitivities to the equalized input signal, sampling the plurality of adjusted signals; and varying the equalization coefficient based on sampled signals until an error is not present between the sampled signals, wherein the generating each of the plurality of the adjusted signals includes generating, by a pre-driver, the adjusted sensitivity signal by adjusting the sensitivity of a respective one of a plurality of sampling units to the equalized input signal, and the sampling each of the plurality of the adjusted signals includes outputting a logic low or high based on sampling the adjusted sensitivity signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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