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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Caglar Yilmazer, Istanbul, TR;
Refik Sever, Istanbul, TR;
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for performing diagnostics of a link capable of measuring a signal pulse having a pulse width that is narrower than a sampling period of a clock signal used for data sampling. The system incorporates a phase interpolator that shifts a phase of the clock signal while preserving the sampling period of the clock signal. The method includes generating and transmitting a plurality of pulses to a link, where then each pulse is sampled according to the clock signal. After each pulse is sampled, the phase interpolator shifts the phase of the clock signal so that each pulse is sampled according to a unique phase, thereby increasing signal measurement accuracy without decreasing the sampling period.