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Patent No.:

US 9817054 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2012
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thanunathan Rangarajan, Bangalore, IN;

Shreesh Chhabbi, Bangalore, IN;

Arvind A. Kumar, Beaverton, OR (US);

Venkatraman Iyer, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/04 (2013.01); G01R 31/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus relating to electrical margining of multi-parameter high-speed interconnect links with multi-sample probing are described. In one embodiment, logic is provided to generate one or more parameter values, corresponding to an electrical operating margin of an interconnect. The one or more parameter values are generated based on a plurality of eye observation sets to be detected in response to operation of the interconnect in accordance with a plurality of parameter sets (e.g., by using quantitative optimization techniques). In turn, the interconnect is to be operated at the one or more parameter values if it is determined that the one or more parameter values cause the interconnect to operate at an optimum level relative to an operation of the interconnect in accordance with one or more less optimum parameter levels. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.


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