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Title: US7391251: Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis emulation and wave shaping using a programmable delay without using a clock
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Inventor: Zhang, Michael Y.; Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
Ngai, Henry P.; Coto De Caza, CA, United States of America

Assignee: Pericom Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2008-06-24 / 2005-11-07

Application Number: US2005000164000

IPC Code: Advanced: H03H 11/26;
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U.S. Class: 327/261; 327/276;

Field of Search: Non/00e

Priority Number:
2005-11-07  US2005000164000

Abstract:     An adjustable-delay filter performs wave shaping to emulate pre-emphasis or de-emphasis of transmission-line signals. The adjustable-delay filter uses analog components and does not need a clock. The receiver does not have to recover a bit-clock from the data stream, eliminating a clock recovery circuit. An input buffer receives the input signal and drives current to a summer and to an adjustable delay. The adjustable delay inverts and delays the current and drives a delayed, inverted current to the summer. The summer combines the delayed, inverted current and the current from the input buffer to generate an output signal. The delay time of the adjustable delay can be programmed by a user and is less than the bit period. After a signal transition, the output signal initially spikes higher, then falls back to a nominal level after the delay time has expired. The initial signal spike emulates de-emphasis or pre-emphasis.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: g Patent LLC ; Auvinen, Stuart T. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Cox, Cassandra;

Family: None

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    1. An adjustable-delay filter comprising:

an input buffer receiving an input signal and generating a buffered input signal;

an adjustable delay circuit, receiving the buffered input signal from the input buffer, and generating a delayed input signal that is delayed by an adjustable delay width; and

a summer, coupled to the input buffer and to the adjustable delay circuit, for generating an output signal as a combination of the buffered input signal and the delayed input signal;

wherein the summer combines a first current from the input buffer with a delayed current from the adjustable delay circuit to generate a combined current as the output signal;

wherein the adjustable delay width is adjustable by a user;

wherein the adjustable delay circuit inverts polarity of the first current from the input buffer to generate the delayed current that changes polarity after the adjustable delay width from a polarity change of the first current; wherein the adjustable delay circuit does not receive a clock;

wherein data changes on a transmission line carrying the data after a bit period or after a multiple of the bit period;

wherein the adjustable delay width is adjustable to values that are less than the bit period,

whereby the adjustable delay width is less than the bit period and whereby current polarity changes are delayed by the adjustable delay circuit and inverted.



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