Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Parameter related to the reproduction or fidelity of a...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-11-01
2004-03-23
Le, N. (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Parameter related to the reproduction or fidelity of a...
C324S1540PB, C324S613000, C327S072000, C340S315000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06710605
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Technical Field
The present invention generally relates to microelectronic circuits. More particularly, the present invention relates to a circuit configured to differentiate a “valid” transmitted signal from noise signals transmitted over a transmission line.
2) Background of the Invention
When electronic signals are transmitted from one location to another along a line (e.g., a fiber optic cable or the like), electronic noise is often also transmitted with the signal along the line. In many cases, it is desirable to determine when a “valid” electronic signal from a transmission source, rather than just electronic noise, is transmitted over the line. For example, circuits such as clock and data recovery require a valid data input to operate properly. It is often necessary to first determine if the data signal is being properly transmitted. Accordingly, a circuit that is able to detect whether a “valid” signal is transmitted is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A circuit for the detection of a valid signal on a line of the present invention includes an offset generator, a pair of data slicers, and an XOR gate. The circuit may also contain, for purposes of smoothing the response of the circuit, a low-pass filter and a Schmitt trigger.
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Bassett Keith Nelson
Tang Benjamin
Galanthay Theodore E.
Le N.
Nguyen Vincent Q.
Primarion, Inc.
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