Tap embedded data receiver and data transmission system having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9787505-B2
Application number	US-201514979784-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

A data receiver includes a plurality of samplers, each of the samplers amplifies a difference between a first reference voltage and an input voltage and amplifies a difference between a second reference voltage and the input voltage. Operational paths of the samplers are differently controlled according to a level of second data corresponding to the second reference voltage, and first data corresponding to the first reference voltage is past data preceding current data and the second data is past data preceding the first data in the sampler.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data receiver comprising:
a first path controller amplifies a first difference between a first reference voltage and an input voltage, amplifies a second difference between a second reference voltage and the input voltage, and selects one of the first and second differences for output as even data using odd data; and
a second path controller amplifies a third difference between the first reference voltage and the input voltage, amplifies a fourth difference between the second reference voltage and the input voltage, and selects one of the third and fourth differences for output as the odd data using the even data,
wherein the first path controller is controlled by a main clock signal and the second path controller is controlled by an inverse of the main clock signal.

2. The data receiver of claim 1 , wherein each path controller comprises:
a pair of first transistors configured to receive a difference between the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage;
a pair of second transistors configured to receive a difference of the input voltage; and
a pair of third transistors configured to receive the difference between the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage,
wherein the pair of the first transistors and the pair of the second transistors are alternately enabled according to a level of the second data.

3. The data receiver of claim 2 , wherein each path controller further comprises:
an amplifier configured to detect a comparison result of each pair of the transistors; and
a latch unit.

4. The data receiver of claim 3 , wherein the amplifier comprises a plurality of transistors and inverters.

5. The data receiver of claim 3 , wherein the latch unit comprises an SR latch circuit.

6. A data transmission system comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit data;
a receiver configured to receive data; and
a data transmission channel provided between the transmitter and the receiver,
wherein the receiver comprises:
a first path controller comprising a first sampler controlled by a main clock signal, the first sampler receiving an n th reference voltage of n th data, an input signal and a first reference voltage to determine an offset voltage of current data; and
a second path controller comprising a second sampler controlled by an inverse of the main clock signal, the second sampler receiving the n th reference voltage, the input signal and the first reference voltage to determine the offset voltage.

7. The system of claim 6 ,
wherein the first path controller is configured to control output of even-numbered data, and
wherein the second path controller is configured to control output of odd-numbered data.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first path controller further comprises:
a first latch block configured to latch and transmit an output of the first sampler;
a first tap block configured to receive an output of the first latch block as a feedback signal and including a coefficient according to a location of each data; and
a first adder configured to add all output of the first tap block.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second path controller comprises:
a second latch block configured to latch and transmit output of the second sampler,
a second tap block configured to receive output of the second latch block as a feedback signal and including a coefficient according to a location of each data; and
a second adder configured to add all output of the second tap block.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sampler comprises:
a first tap embedded sampler and a second tap embedded sampler which are controlled and selected by an output signal of the second path controller; and
a first multiplexer configured to select one output among outputs of the first and second tap embedded samplers.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second sampler comprises:
a third tap embedded sampler and a fourth tap embedded sampler which are controlled and selected by an output signal of the first path controller; and
a second multiplexer configured to select one output among outputs of the third and fourth tap embedded samplers.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second tap embedded samplers comprises:
first and second tap receivers configured to receive the n th , wherein one of the first and second tap receivers receives an inversed level of the other; and
an input signal receiver configured to receive the input signal,
wherein one of the first and second tap receivers and the input signal receiver are enabled according to the level of the n th data.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second tap receivers receive a difference between the first reference voltage and the n th reference voltage of the n th data.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the third and fourth tap embedded samplers comprises:
third and fourth tap receivers configured to receive the n th data, wherein one of the third and fourth tap receivers receive an inversed level of the other, and
an input signal receiver configured to receive the input signal,
wherein one of the third and fourth tap receivers and the input signal receiver are enabled according to the level of the n th .

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein each of the third and fourth tap receivers receive a difference between the first reference voltage and the n th reference voltage of the n th data.

16. A sampler comprising:
a differential input unit comprising a first receiver, a second receiver, and a third receiver; and
an amplifier amplifying an output of the differential input unit to generate an amplified result,
wherein the third receiver turns off and the first and second receivers turn on, in response to receipt of a data signal of a high level, and
wherein the third receiver turns on and the first and second receiver turn off, in response to receipt of the data signal of the low level,
wherein the sampler applies the data signal to the first receiver and an inverted version of the data signal to the third receiver,
wherein the sampler applies a differential input signal to the second receiver, and
wherein the sampler applies a differential reference voltage to the first receiver and the third receiver.

17. The sampler of claim 16 , wherein the latch unit is a SR latch circuit.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Hyun-Wook
• Choi Sung-Won

Classifications

• H04L25/03057 Primary

  with a recursive structure (H04L25/03031 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L25/0272

  Arrangements for coupling to multiple lines, e.g. for differential transmission · CPC title

• H04L25/03821

  Inter-carrier interference cancellation [ICI] · CPC title

• H04L25/03267 Primary

  with decision feedback equalisers · CPC title