Multi-wire signaling with matched propagation delay among wire pairs

A method for multi-wire signaling, comprising:

• determining signal propagation times associated with wire pairs of a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires comprising at least one middle wire, a first outer wire located adjacent to one side of the at least one middle wire, and a second outer wire located adjacent to another side of the at least one middle wire;
• and
• specifying a delay for at least one delay element coupled to at least one of the plurality of wires,
• wherein the at least one delay element provides an amount of signal delay such that a signal propagation time associated with the at least one middle wire is less than a signal propagation time associated with at least one of the first outer wire or the second outer wire and the signal propagation times associated with the wire pairs of the plurality of wires are equal to one another within a margin of error.

An apparatus for multi-wire signaling, comprising:

• a communication interface circuit;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to via the communication interface circuit:
• determine signal propagation times associated with wire pairs of a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires comprising at least one middle wire, a first outer wire located adjacent to one side of the at least one middle wire, and a second outer wire located adjacent to another side of the at least one middle wire, and
• specify a delay for at least one delay element coupled to at least one of the plurality of wires,
• wherein the at least one delay element provides an amount of signal delay such that a signal propagation time associated with the at least one middle wire is less than a signal propagation time associated with at least one of the first outer wire or the second outer wire and the signal propagation times associated with the wire pairs of the plurality of wires are equal to one another within a margin of error.

An apparatus for multi-wire signaling, comprising:

• means for determining signal propagation times associated with wire pairs of a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires comprising at least one middle wire, a first outer wire located adjacent to one side of the at least one middle wire, and a second outer wire located adjacent to another side of the at least one middle wire;
• and
• means for specifying a delay for at least one delay element coupled to at least one of the plurality of wires,
• wherein the at least one delay element provides an amount of signal delay such that a signal propagation time associated with the at least one middle wire is less than a signal propagation time associated with at least one of the first outer wire or the second outer wire and the signal propagation times associated with the wire pairs of the plurality of wires are equal to one another within a margin of error.