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United States Patent 6,917,312

Bessios Bessios, July 12, 2005

Technique for improving the quality of digital signals in a multi-level signaling system.

Abstract
A technique for improving the quality of digital signals in a multi-level signaling system is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for improving the quality of transmitted digital signals in a multi-level signaling system wherein digital signals representing more than one bit of information may be transmitted at more than two signal levels on a single transmission medium. The method may comprise encoding digital values represented by sets of N bits to provide corresponding sets of P symbols, wherein each set of P symbols is formed to reduce full-swing transitions between successive digital signal transmissions.

Inventors: Bessios; Anthony (Fremont, CA)

Assignee: Rambus Inc. (Los Altos, CA)

Appl. No.: 703631

Filed: November 10, 2003

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