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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Sheng-lung Lee, Tainan County, TW;
Sheng-Lung Lee, Tainan County, TW;
Himax Media Solutions, Inc., Sinshih Township, Tainan County, TW;
Abstract
A tap/group-revivable decision feedback equalizing method and equalizer using the same is disclosed. The equalizer includes a feed-forward filter and a feedback filter each with a plurality of taps divided in groups. The tap/group-revivable decision equalizing method includes training all the taps to generate their tap coefficients, and selecting all the taps of any of the groups with a tap coefficient greater than a predetermined value and selecting a number of taps of any of the groups without a tap coefficient greater than the predetermined value, but with a neighboring group with a tap coefficient greater than the predetermined value are selected, and having the selected taps utilized for equalization.