Patent ID: 8559145

Claim:
A receiver frontend, comprising: an equalizer configured to perform equalization on an input channel comprising a first component connected between a first junction and a second junction, the first component comprising a first capacitor in parallel with a first resistor, the first junction being configured to receive a first input signal associated with the input channel; a second component connected between a third junction and a fourth junction, the second component comprising a second capacitor in parallel with a second resistor, the third junction being configured to receive a second input signal associated with the input channel; a third resistor connected between a first node and the second junction; and a fourth resistor connected between the first node and the fourth junction; wherein the equalizer is configured to provide a first output signal at the second junction, the first output signal corresponding to the first input signal, and to provide a second output signal at the fourth junction, the second output signal corresponding to the second input signal; and a first voltage source coupled to the first node, wherein the first voltage source is configured to adjust a common-mode voltage associated with the first output signal and the second output signal.