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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Anil Kumar Kandala, Hyderabad, IN;
Srinivasa L. Karumajji, Hyderabad, IN;
Vikram Santurkar, Hyderabad, IN;
XILINX, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for communication of data signals in a current-encoded format. The apparatus includes a first logic block and a second logic block. The first logic block includes a first voltage-mode logic (VML) circuit configured to provide a first voltage-encoded binary signal and an encoder circuit configured to convert the voltage-encoded binary signal to a current-encoded binary signal. The second logic block includes a decoder circuit configured to receive the current-encoded binary signal from the first logic block and convert the current-encoded binary signal to a second voltage-encoded binary signal. The logic states encoded by the second voltage-encoded binary signal are equal to the logic states encoded by the first voltage-encoded binary signal. The second logic block also includes a second VML circuit coupled to the decoder circuit and configured to receive and process the second voltage-encoded binary signal.