Patent ID: 11876649
Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method of equalization of signals on a data channel in an integrated circuit device, the method comprising:
performing analog equalization on the signals on the data channel, including:
interleaving incoming signals to a plurality of interleaved equalization blocks;
performing, on signals in each interleaved equalization block in the plurality of equalization blocks, feed-forward equalization and decision-feedback equalization, and outputting equalization signals, and
estimating, in each respective interleaved equalization block in the plurality of equalization blocks, estimated signal properties for use in digital signal processing, the estimated signal properties excluding effects of analog processing in the respective interleaved equalization block; and
performing the digital signal processing on an output of the analog equalization, the digital signal processing including generating control signals to control the analog equalization, the digital signal processing also including digital equalization.