MULTI-LANE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A BUILT-IN SELF-TEST IN THE MULTI-LANE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220329405A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17470334

    申请日:2021-09-09

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    摘要: A multi-lane transmitting apparatus includes lanes, and each lane includes a serializer circuit to convert parallel bits to serial bits. A clock signal generator generates a first clock signal having phases. A deserializer circuit converts serial bits to parallel bits. A Built-In Self-Test (BIST) circuit includes a signal generator circuit for generating a signal having bits in a defined pattern. A comparator circuit compares a pattern of bits of an output signal with the defined pattern. A BIST lane circuit monitors a status of the lanes. A BIST central circuit receives the status and determines if a number of lanes having an unmatched status is less than a threshold value. A phase extrapolator circuit adjusts a phase of the first clock signal when the number of the lanes is less than the threshold value.