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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Xueyang Geng, Chandler, AZ (US);

Xu Zhang, Chandler, AZ (US);

Xiaoqun Liu, Chandler, AZ (US);

Siamak Delshadpour, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03K 17/60 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03878 (2013.01); H03F 3/45076 (2013.01); H03K 17/60 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45458 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45496 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of equalizers are disclosed. In an embodiment, an equalizer includes a first signal path segment that includes a first plurality of serially connected transistors and current sources, a second signal path segment that includes a second plurality of serially connected transistors and current sources, and at least one termination resistor connected to the first and second signal path segments. The first plurality of serially connected transistors and current sources includes a first current source and a second current source connectable to a reference voltage and a first transistor and a second transistor connected between input terminals of the equalizer and the first and second current sources, where the first signal path segment further includes at least one resistor connected between the first and second current sources.


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