Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced digital diagnostics for optical PAM apparatus
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Application No.: US14881401Application Date: 2015-10-13
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Publication No.: US09780881B1Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Todd Rope , Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan , Jamal Riani , Pulkit Khandelwal
- Applicant: INPHI CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Ogawa P.C.
- Agent Richard T. Ogawa
- Main IPC: H04B10/40
- IPC: H04B10/40 ; H04B10/079

Abstract:
A Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM) optical device utilizing multiple wavelengths, features a communications interface having enhanced diagnostics capability. New registers are created to house additional diagnostic information, such as error rates. The diagnostic information may be stored in raw form, or as processed on-chip utilizing local resources.
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