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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:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ani Xavier, Bangalore, IN;

Jagannathan Venkataraman, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/085 (2006.01); G06F 30/3312 (2020.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/023 (2006.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03L 7/08 (2006.01); H03L 7/083 (2006.01); H03L 7/107 (2006.01); H04L 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/085 (2013.01); G06F 30/3312 (2020.01); H03L 7/0807 (2013.01); H03L 7/083 (2013.01); H03L 7/1072 (2013.01); H04L 25/242 (2013.01);
Abstract

In described examples, a retimer includes a reference voltage generator, first, second, third, and fourth comparators, a hit sensor, a window results comparison circuit, and a window control circuit. First inputs of the first, second, third, and fourth comparators receive samples of a data stream. First, second, third, and fourth outputs of the reference voltage generator are coupled to respective second inputs of the first, second, third, and fourth comparators. The third and fourth comparators output to, respectively, first and second inputs of the hit sensor. The hit sensor outputs to an input of the window results comparison circuit. The window results comparison circuit outputs to an input of the window control circuit. The window control circuit outputs to an input of the reference voltage generator.


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