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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Ali D. Pirooz, Fremont, CA (US);
Catherine A. French, Olympia, WA (US);
Jayesh Desai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hung C. Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ali D. Pirooz, Fremont, CA (US);
Catherine A. French, Olympia, WA (US);
Jayesh Desai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Hung C. Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sigma Designs, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is presented for packet detection and symbol boundary location using a two-step sign correlation procedure. When the correlation crosses a threshold, a packet detection signal is generated to initiate processing of downstream blocks, and a symbol boundary location signal is generated for use in aligning data during processing.