Methods and apparatus to retime data using a programmable delay

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12028079
APP PUB NO 20230378961A1
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18115682

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An example apparatus includes: digitally locked loop (DLL) circuitry coupled to a clock terminal and configured to generate a plurality of delayed clocks at a plurality of delayed clock terminals based on a reference clock of the clock terminal; first retimer circuitry coupled to the plurality of delayed clock terminals, a first data terminal, and a second data terminal, the first retimer circuitry configured to delay and serialize data of the first data terminal and the second data terminal using at least one of the delayed clocks of the plurality of delayed clock terminals; and second retimer circuitry coupled to the plurality of delayed clock terminals, a third data terminal, and a fourth data terminal, the second retimer circuitry configured to delay and serialize data of the third data terminal and the fourth data terminal.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDP O BOX 655474 MAIL STATION 3999 DALLAS TX 75265-5474 75265-5474

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Bhakta, Bhavesh G Richardson, US 21 174
Das, Abhijit Kumar Plano, US 35 95
Pothireddy, Venkateswara Reddy McKinney, US 7 6

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