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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Jafar Savoj, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pierte Roo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jafar Savoj, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pierte Roo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a high-precision signal detection apparatus and method for a high-speed receiver, signal detection occurs asynchronously of the incoming data. A comparison clock is generated by an oscillator whose effective capacitance is varied by a second, lower speed oscillator connected to the capacitance. This prevents the asynchronous sampling that occurs in a zero-crossing position in the incoming data from remaining in that position in subsequent sampling cycles, so that a valid signal is not missed by the detector.