Multiple-phase, differential sampling and steering

Methods and systems to controllably steer multiple phases of a differential signal, including to generate a differential current in response to a differential voltage, to controllably steer the differential current between multiple output circuits in response to corresponding control signals, which...

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Main Author Hyvonen, Sami
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.02.2010
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Summary:Methods and systems to controllably steer multiple phases of a differential signal, including to generate a differential current in response to a differential voltage, to controllably steer the differential current between multiple output circuits in response to corresponding control signals, which may be out of phase with respect to one another, and to generate multiple corresponding outputs corresponding to the multiple steered phases of the current. A differential input circuit and a current steering circuit may be common to multiple output circuits, and a common offset compensation may be provided to compensate for a substantial portion of offset associated with the multiple outputs.