US 7,596,174 B2
Equalizing a transmitter
Karthisha S. Canagasaby, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); Muraleedhara Navada, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); and Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/237,118.
Prior Publication US 2007/0071083 A1, Mar. 29, 2007
Int. Cl. H04B 7/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 375—229 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a filter having a plurality of delay elements to generate a plurality of tap delays based on an incoming signal;
a plurality of multiplexers coupled to the plurality of tap delays;
a plurality of drivers each coupled to one of the plurality of multiplexers to generate a current controlled by the one of the plurality of tap delays passed by the associated multiplexer; and
a controller to control each of the plurality of multiplexers to pass one of the plurality of tap delays, wherein the passed tap delays are to be summed to generate a signal for transmission on an interconnect.