Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Electrical signal parameter measurement system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Hoff, Marc S. (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Electrical signal parameter measurement system
C702S064000, C702S074000, C702S193000, C327S074000, C327S087000, C327S147000, C324S522000, C324S433000, C710S107000, C323S281000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11233918
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a method and system for calibrating line drive currents in systems that generate data signals by varying line drive currents and that interpret the data signals by comparing them to one or more reference voltages. The calibration includes varying the line drive current at a transmitting component. At different line drive currents, a receiver reference voltage is varied while the transmitting component transmits data to a receiving component. At each line drive current, the system records the highest and lowest receiver reference voltages at which data errors do not occur. The system then examines the recorded high and low receiver reference voltages to determine a desirable line drive current.
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Batra Pradeep
Rutkowski Rick A.
Behiel Arthur J.
Desta Elias
Hoff Marc S.
Rambus Inc.
Silicon Edge Law Group LLP
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