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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Song Quan Shang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig Schulz, Fremont, CA (US);
Tom Mader, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical to electrical converter is to receive an incoming optical data communications signal. A binary to ternary encoder has an input coupled to an output of the converter. A ternary to binary decoder has first and second limiting amplifiers, each having a pair of complementary inputs. One of the inputs of each pair is coupled to a first adjustable threshold circuit and the other is coupled to an output of the encoder. A logical summing circuit has a pair of inputs coupled to outputs of the first and second limiting amplifiers, respectively. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.