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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Philippe Sirito-olivier, Carro Par Martigues, FR;
Pietro Calo, Laterza, IT;
Mario Chiricosia, Messina, IT;
Philippe Sirito-Olivier, Carro Par Martigues, FR;
Pietro Calo, Laterza, IT;
Mario Chiricosia, Messina, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
Receiving circuitry having a plurality of amplifiers coupled in series, a first of the amplifiers receiving an input signal and each of the amplifiers outputting an amplified signal; a plurality of comparators each coupled to the output of one of the amplifiers and having an input for receiving the amplified signal; signal identification circuitry coupled to the outputs of the comparators and arranged to determine whether the outputs of the comparators validly represent data; and signal selection circuitry arranged to select the best signal originating from the comparators based on the validity of the outputs of the comparators.