Method and apparatus for receiver circuit tuning
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsClaude R. Gauthier, Aninda K. Roy, Pradeep R. Trivedi, Brian W. Amick
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Abstract
A method and apparatus adjusts a propagation delay through a receiver circuit. A transmission apparatus is arranged to generate a control signal where an impedance of a driver circuit is dependent on the control signal. A bias generator is operatively connected to the transmission apparatus and is dependent on the control signal. A receiver circuit is operatively connected to the bias generator where the bias generator is arranged to operatively adjust a propagation delay through the receiver circuit.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a transmission apparatus arranged to generate a control signal, wherein an impedance of a driver circuit is dependent the control signal;
- a bias generator operatively connected to the transmission apparatus, wherein the bias generator is dependent on the control signal;
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- a receiver circuit operatively connected to the bias generator, wherein the bias generator is arranged to operatively adjust a propagation delay through the receiver circuit.
A method, comprising:
- adjusting a drive strength of a transmitted signal dependent on a control signal;
- generating a bias signal dependent on the control signal;
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- adjusting a propagation delay through a receiver circuit dependent on the bias signal.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for adjusting a drive strength of a transmitted signal dependent on a control signal;
- means for generating a bias signal dependent on the control signal;
- means for receiving a signal;
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- means for adjusting the propagation delay through the means for receiving dependent on the means for generating the bias signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.