Data assisted serial link decoder using oversampling

A method comprising:

• receiving a serial bit stream from at least one communication channel;
• decoding words from the received serial bit stream, the words being defined at least in part by word boundaries in the received serial bit stream;
• and
• contemporaneously synchronizing detection of bits and detection of the word boundaries in the received serial bit stream.

A circuit supporting substrate comprising:

• a substrate;
• and
• an electronic circuit disposed on the circuit supporting substrate, the electronic circuit comprising:
• a receiver for receiving a serial bit stream from at least one communication channel;
• and
• a decoder, communicatively coupled to the receiver, for decoding words from the received serial bit stream, the words being defined at least in part by word boundaries in the received serial bit stream, the decoder contemporaneously synchronizing to detection of bits and to detection of the word boundaries in the received serial bit stream.

A computer readable medium including computer instructions, the computer instructions comprising instructions for:

• receiving a serial bit stream from at least one communication channel;
• decoding words from the received serial bit stream, the words being defined at least in part by word boundaries in the received serial bit stream;
• and
• contemporaneously synchronizing detection of bits and detection of the word boundaries in the received serial bit stream.