The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1989
Salvatore Arcuri, Dublin, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
High speed communication of digital information is accomplished using an analog transmission format. A transmitter receiving digital data in parallel multi-bit words converts digital words in conversion clock cycles to a single analog signal relative to a DC level. The transmitter also includes a reference pulse generator which combines a reference pulse with the analog levels generated by the converter to form an analog output for transmission to the receiver. The receiver includes a detector receiving the analog output. In response to the reference pulse, the receiver generates a recovery clock. A flash analog-to-digital converter converts the analog levels in the analog output to multi-bit digital outputs. The parallel multi-bit words are regenerated in recovery clock cycles from sampling the multi-bit digital output once per cycle. Thus, by using a digital to analog to digital system, effective bit rates are achieved that are higher than the switching speeds of the transmitter and receiver.