US 12,261,928 B2
Receivers and method with fast sampling phase and frequency acquisition
Yu Liao, Longmont, CO (US); and Junqing Sun, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Credo Technology Group Limited, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,799.
Prior Publication US 2025/0038944 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 7/0016 (2013.01) [H04L 7/0079 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A receiver comprising an integrated circuit having:
an analog to digital converter that samples a receive signal in accordance with a sample clock to provide a sampled receive signal; and
a clock recovery circuit that includes:
a phase and frequency acquisition module to determine and correct an initial frequency offset and an initial phase offset of the sample clock in part by:
obtaining a sampling clock phase estimate from each of multiple pairs of the receive signal samples during a preamble period; and
differencing the sampling clock phase estimates to determine the initial frequency offset; and
a feedback loop to minimize timing error of the sample clock after the initial frequency offset and the initial phase offset have been corrected.