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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2003
Xi Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Bao Lenguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Wen-chung (Stewart) Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xi Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Bao Lenguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Wen-Chung (Stewart) Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and circuits utilizing a two stage adaptation algorithm to determine the optimal code for an equalizer to compensate a received signal is disclosed. In the first stage, a coarse tuning algorithm is used to choose a range of codes based on the amplitude of the received signal. The chosen codes will be used as reference points in the second stage. In the second stage, a fine tuning algorithm is used to select a code in the range of reference codes determined in stage one. The fine tuning algorithm looks to the status of the data lock signal generated by the clock recovery circuit. If the data lock signal does not indicate a lock, the fine tuning algorithm cycles through the range of reference codes. If the data lock signal indicates a lock, then that particular code is continued to be used for the equalizer.