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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Moises E. Robinson, Austin, TX (US);
Normand T. Lemay, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
William C. Black, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Moises E. Robinson, Austin, TX (US);
Normand T. Lemay, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
William C. Black, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus for a bidirectional transceiver cell is described. Each bidirectional transceiver cell has a transmitter and a receiver, where the transmitter and the receiver share a phase-locked loop. The bidirectional transceiver cell is configured to act as either a transmitter or a receiver. The bidirectional transceiver cell is for multi-gigabit data rates.