Serializing transmitter
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorAlan S. Fiedler
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Abstract
In embodiments of a serializing transmitter, the serializing transmitter includes N multiplexing drive units, each configured to generate a series of output pulses derived from input data signals and multi-phase clock signals, and each multiplexing drive unit including a pulse-controlled push-pull output driver having first and second inputs and an output. Each multiplexing driver unit further includes a first M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having an output coupled to the first input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver, and a second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having an output coupled to the second input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver, wherein each of the first and second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexers has four or fewer clock inputs.
Claims20
A serializing transmitter, comprising:
- N multiplexing drive units, each configured to generate a series of output pulses derived from input data signals and multi-phase clock signals, wherein N is a positive integer, and wherein each multiplexing drive unit includes
- a pulse-controlled push-pull output driver having first and second inputs and an output,
- a first M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having an output coupled to the first input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver and configured to generate a first series of intermediate pulses having a first pulse width at said output, where M is two or more, and
- a second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having an output coupled to the second input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver and configured to generate a second series of intermediate pulses having a second pulse width at said output,
- wherein each of the first and second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexers has four or fewer clock inputs.
A serializing transmitter, comprising:
- N multiplexing drive units, each configured to generate a series of output pulses derived from input data signals and multi-phase clock signals, wherein N is a positive integer, and wherein each multiplexing drive unit includes
- a pulse-controlled push-pull output driver having first and second inputs and an output coupled to an output of the multiplexing drive unit,
- a first M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having first and second pulse generators, each having a data input, first and second clock inputs, and an output, where an output of the first M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer is coupled to the first input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver, and where M is two or more, and
- a second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer having third and fourth pulse generators, each having a data input, first and second clock inputs, and an output, where the outputs of the third and fourth pulse generators are coupled together, where an output of the second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexer is coupled to the second input of the pulse-controlled push-pull output driver,
- wherein each of the first and second M:1 pulse-generating multiplexers has four or fewer clock inputs.
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