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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Ching-sheng Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yuan-min HU, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ching-Sheng Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yuan-Min Hu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Faraday Technology Corp., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing de-skew control are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: performing a symbol detection at a plurality of lanes of the electronic device, respectively, to determine locations of a specific symbol at the plurality of lanes, respectively; according to the locations of the specific symbol at the plurality of lanes, selectively rearranging decoded data in the plurality of lanes to generate a plurality of sets of de-skewed data respectively corresponding to the plurality of lanes; and by buffering the plurality of sets of de-skewed data, selectively delaying output of the plurality of sets of de-skewed data to control beginning of the plurality of sets of de-skewed data to be simultaneously output.