Feed-forward equalization in a receiver

US8929428B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8929428-B2
Application numberUS-201213663768-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 30, 2012
Priority dateOct 30, 2012
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Embodiments are directed to feed-forward equalization. In some embodiments, a first circuit is configured to receive a signal transmitted over a channel as a differential pair, and a second circuit is configured to mirror the signal as at least a pre-cursor component comprising a first transistor of a first type of technology, a cursor component comprising a second transistor of a second type of technology, and a post-cursor component comprising a third transistor of the first type of technology.

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What is claimed is: 1. A feed-forward equalization system comprising: a first circuit configured to receive a signal transmitted over a channel as a differential pair; and a second circuit configured to mirror the signal as at least a pre-cursor component comprising a first transistor of a first type of technology, a cursor component comprising a second transistor of a second type of technology, and a post-cursor component comprising a third transistor of the first type of techn…

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What does patent US8929428B2 cover?
Embodiments are directed to feed-forward equalization. In some embodiments, a first circuit is configured to receive a signal transmitted over a channel as a differential pair, and a second circuit is configured to mirror the signal as at least a pre-cursor component comprising a first transistor of a first type of technology, a cursor component comprising a second transistor of a second type o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L25/03878. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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