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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Wing Faat Liu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Freeman Y. Zhong, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lizhi Zhong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Wing Faat Liu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Freeman Y. Zhong, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lizhi Zhong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to determine values for a predefined metric for a plurality of tap positions within a range covered by a decision feedback equalizer (DFE). The values for a number of taps may be determined in parallel. The second circuit may be configured to set one or more floating taps of the DFE to tap positions based upon the values of the predefined metric. The floating taps in the decision feedback equalizer may be selected adaptively.