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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2011
Applicants:

Weiqi Ding, Fremont, CA (US);

Sergey Shumarayev, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Peng LI, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Sriram Narayan, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Weiqi Ding, Fremont, CA (US);

Sergey Shumarayev, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Peng Li, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Sriram Narayan, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 25/03038 (2013.01); H04L 25/03146 (2013.01); H04L 2025/03573 (2013.01);
Abstract

One embodiment relates to a receiver circuit for a data link. The receiver circuit includes at least a first signal path, a second signal path, and a path selector circuit. The first signal path includes first equalization circuitry, and the second signal path includes second equalization circuitry. The path selector circuit is configured to select one signal path of the first and second signal paths. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.


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