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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Troy J. Beukema, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);

Jonathan E. Proesel, Mount Vernon, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H04L 25/14 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/0248 (2013.01); H04L 25/0272 (2013.01); H04L 25/14 (2013.01); H05K 1/0245 (2013.01);
Abstract

P and N termination networks couple a P line and an N line to corresponding receiver inputs. Each termination network includes an electrostatic discharge protection T-coil having an input port coupled to the corresponding line, a terminal port, and a center tap port. At least one of the termination networks further includes at least one delay T-coil having a terminal port, a center tap port, and an input port coupled to the terminal port of a corresponding one of the electrostatic discharge protection T-coils. In a no delay mode, a multiplexer selectively connects the P and N electrostatic discharge protection T-coil center tap ports to the P and N inputs of the receiver. In a delay mode, the multiplexer selectively connects the delay T-coil center tap port to a corresponding one of the P input of the receiver and the N input of the receiver.


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