Method and system for a distributed receiver
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1. A system comprising:
- a first semiconductor die comprising an interface receiver circuit and a demodulation circuit, wherein;
said interface receiver circuit is operable to;
receive an externally-generated signal that carries decision outputs of a symbol de-mapper that is external to said first semiconductor die, said externally-generated signal comprising a plurality of time stamps, each one of said plurality of time stamps corresponding to one of said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper; and
process the externally-generated signal to recover said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper carried in said externally-generated signal; and
said demodulation circuit is operable to recover one or more datastreams based on said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper.
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Abstract
A first semiconductor die may comprise an interface circuit and a demodulation circuit. The interface circuit may be operable to receive an externally generated signal and recover decisions of a symbol de-mapper carried in the externally generated signal. The demodulation circuit may be operable to recover one or more transport streams based on the decisions of the symbol de-mapper. The first semiconductor die may comprise circuitry operable to combine a plurality of signals from a plurality of second semiconductor dice, where each of the plurality of signals comprises decisions of a respective one of a plurality of symbol de-mappers.
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1. A system comprising:
a first semiconductor die comprising an interface receiver circuit and a demodulation circuit, wherein; said interface receiver circuit is operable to; receive an externally-generated signal that carries decision outputs of a symbol de-mapper that is external to said first semiconductor die, said externally-generated signal comprising a plurality of time stamps, each one of said plurality of time stamps corresponding to one of said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper; and process the externally-generated signal to recover said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper carried in said externally-generated signal; and said demodulation circuit is operable to recover one or more datastreams based on said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
in a first semiconductor die comprising an interface receiver circuit and a demodulation circuit; recovering, via said interface receiver circuit, decision outputs of a symbol de-mapper carried in an externally generated signal, wherein said symbol de-mapper is external to said first integrated circuit, said externally generated signal comprising a plurality of time stamps, each one of said plurality of time stamps corresponding to one of said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper; and recovering, via said demodulation circuit, one or more datastreams based on said decision outputs of said symbol de-mapper. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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