Altera Corporation

Intel Corporation

Wavecrest Corporation

Mike Peng Li

Masashi Shimanouchi

Hsinho Wu

Sergey Yuryevich Shumarayev

Weiqi Ding

Jon M Long

Joel Martinez

Jan Brian Wilstrup

A method includes receiving an n-level Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM-n) signal at a receiver from a transmitter via a channel. The method also includes determining one or more sampling times of the PAM-n signal. The method further includes determining one or more slicing levels of the PAM-n signal. The method also includes extracting and decomposing jitter in the PAM-n signal for each slicing level of the PAM-n signal to determine one or more jitter components. The method further includes extracting and decomposing noise in the PAM-n signal for each data level of the PAM-n signal to determine one or more noise components. The method also includes adjusting the receiver, the transmitter, the channel, or any combination thereof, based on the one or more jitter components, the one or more noise components, or both.

PAM-n jitter/noise decomposition analysis

Systems and methods are provided to improve flexibility of optical signal transmission between integrated circuit devices, and more specifically data utilization circuits. More specifically, the integrated circuit devices may include a data utilization circuit communicatively coupled to a field programmable optical array (FPOA). In some embodiments, the FPOA may convert an electrical signal received from the data utilization to an optical signal, route the optical signal to an optical channel, and multiplex the optical signal with other optical signals routed to the optical channel. Additionally or alternatively, the FPOA may de-multiplex a multiplexed optical signal based on wavelength, route an optical signal included in the multiplexed optical signal to an electrical channel, convert the optical signal into an electrical signal, and output the electrical signal to the data utilization circuit via an electrical channel. In some embodiments, the FPOA may improve flexibility by performing such functions without reconfiguring the data utilization circuit.

Integrated circuit device with field programmable optical array

Systems and methods related to the configuration of data communication links between electrical devices are described. The methods described may consider power efficiency of the data communication link along with bit error rate, latency, data rate, and other specifications. Methods discussed may lead to changes in the data communication link protocol, use of error correction coding scheme, the power consumption and the selection of features employed by the data communication link. Electronic systems capable of implementing the discussed methods may be incorporated in the circuitry of the electrical devices. Methods discussed may change the configuration the data communication link features during the operation of the electrical devices and/or the data communication link.

Communication link control using communication interface and programmable logic circuitry

A system for determining a response characteristic of an nth order linear system, such as a phase locked loop, is disclosed. An input signal is supplied to the linear system, and the system measures an output signal produced by the linear system. A variance record is constructed for a measurable quantity, such as jitter, extracted from the output signal. The response characteristic of the linear system is then obtained from the variance record. The response characteristic, such as the transfer function, noise processes, and/or power spectral density (PSD), may be found through a numerical or analytical solution to a mathematical relationship between a response function of the nth order linear system and the variance record.

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