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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Xueyang Geng, Chandler, AZ (US);
Xu Zhang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Xiaoqun Liu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Siamak Delshadpour, Phoenix, AZ (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
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.