Component-less termination for electromagnetic couplers used in high speed/frequency differential signaling

A system comprising:

• a network controller;
• a memory;
• a processor;
• a differential pair coupled with the processor and the memory, the differential pair containing a first signal line and a second signal line;
• a first electromagnetic coupler to provide sampled electromagnetic signals from the first signal line;
• and
• a second electromagnetic coupler to provide sampled electromagnetic signals from the second signal line, wherein the first electromagnetic coupler is far end open circuited and wherein the second electromagnetic coupler is far end short circuited, wherein the far ends of the first and second electromagnetic couplers are ends nearest a receiving device.

An apparatus comprising:

• an integrated circuit device;
• a differential signaling pair coupled with the integrated circuit device, the differential pair containing a first signal line and a second signal line;
• a first electromagnetic coupler to provide sampled electromagnetic signals from the first signal line;
• and
• a second electromagnetic coupler to provide sampled electromagnetic signals from the second signal line, wherein the first electromagnetic coupler is far end open circuited and wherein the second electromagnetic coupler is far end short circuited, wherein the far ends of the first and second electromagnetic couplers are ends nearest a receiving device.