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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Pi-hai Liu, Taipei, TW;
Meng-ta Yang, Miao Li Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Pi-Hai Liu, Taipei, TW;
Meng-Ta Yang, Miao Li Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
Mediatek Incorporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for maximum likelihood signal detection comprises a reference data unit, a branch metric unit, an add-compare-select unit, a path metric unit and a path memory, and is used for detecting maximum likelihood signal. The reference information unit, the branch metric unit, the add-compare-select unit or the path metric unit can further comprise a multiplexer to removing unnecessary paths according to a control signal. The control signal is adjusted according to channel response, coding constraint or channel memory length.