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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert X. Widmer, Katonah, NY (US);
Charles L. Haymes, Wesley Hills, NY (US);
Benjamin D. Parker, Peekskill, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 9/00 ;
Abstract
A format converter in which the data input is a 16 bit wide interface. The circuit finds the 66-bit coding block boundaries. In one embodiment, a circuit presents the 66-bit data blocks at the output in an aligned format. The circuit relies on control inputs from a state machine which controls the operating mode and to which it delivers status information. The two main operating modes are the “normal data” mode or the “hunt” mode for the 66-bit block boundaries.