Method and apparatus for passive continuous-time linear equalization with continuous-time baseline wander correction
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a differential amplifier; and
an equalizer integrated within a baseline wander (BLW) corrector such that the equalizer and the BLW corrector comprise common circuits, wherein the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector is coupled to the differential amplifier, wherein the differential amplifier is to receive inputs from the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector, and wherein the BLW corrector is a continuous-time BLW corrector.
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Abstract
Described is an apparatus which comprises: an amplifier; and a passive continuous-time linear equalizer integrated with a baseline wander (BLW) corrector, wherein the integrated equalizer and BLW corrector is coupled to the amplifier.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a differential amplifier; and an equalizer integrated within a baseline wander (BLW) corrector such that the equalizer and the BLW corrector comprise common circuits, wherein the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector is coupled to the differential amplifier, wherein the differential amplifier is to receive inputs from the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector, and wherein the BLW corrector is a continuous-time BLW corrector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a first pad; a second pad; a differential equalizer integrated within a differential baseline wander (BLW) corrector such that the differential equalizer integrated within the differential BLW corrector comprises common circuits, wherein the differential equalizer integrated within the differential BLW corrector is coupled to the first and second pads; and a differential amplifier coupled to the differential equalizer integrated within the differential BLW corrector, wherein the differential amplifier is to receive inputs from the differential equalizer integrated within the differential BLW corrector, and wherein the differential BLW corrector is a continuous-time differential BLW corrector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor having a receiver including; a differential amplifier; and an equalizer integrated within a baseline wander (BLW) corrector such that the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector comprises common circuits, wherein the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector is coupled to the differential amplifier, wherein the differential amplifier is to receive inputs from the equalizer integrated within the BLW corrector, and wherein the BLW corrector is a continuous-time BLW corrector; and a wireless interface for allowing the processor to communicate with another device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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