Patent ID: 7764083
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H04B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: an interconnection comprising a plurality of signal conductors, wherein the interconnection has a characteristic impedance matrix; a first transmitting circuit coupled to the interconnection, wherein the first transmitting circuit is configured to receive a first plurality of digital input signals and to generate a corresponding first plurality of modal voltages, wherein each modal voltage of the first plurality of modal voltages is generated on a corresponding signal conductor of the plurality of signal conductors and is proportional to a corresponding digital input signal of the first plurality of digital input signals; a first receiving circuit coupled to the interconnection, wherein the first receiving circuit is configured to receive the first plurality of modal voltages on the plurality of signal conductors and to generate a first plurality of digital output signals, wherein each digital output signal of the first plurality of digital output signals is proportional to a corresponding modal voltage of the first plurality of modal voltages, wherein the first receiving circuit comprises a first processing structure, wherein the first processing structure comprises a plurality of linear circuits, wherein each linear circuit comprises a plurality of input terminals and an output terminal, wherein each of the plurality of input terminals corresponds to one of the first plurality of modal voltages; and a first termination circuit coupled to the interconnection, wherein the first termination circuit has an impedance matrix approximating the characteristic impedance matrix of the interconnection.