Abstract: A dynamic comparator system includes a dynamic comparator, a feedback filter, and a summer. The dynamic comparator is configured with a comparison signal having an initial state. The dynamic comparator is further configured to receive an input signal and to generate an output signal. The feedback filter is configured to receive the output signal from the dynamic comparator and to generate a filter response signal therefrom. The summer is configured to receive the filter response signal from the feedback filter, to receive the input signal, and to generate a sum signal combining the filter response signal and the input signal. The dynamic comparator compares the input signal to the initial state of the comparison signal, and based on the comparison, optionally adjusts the state of the comparison signal.

Abstract: A packaged IC includes an IC die with signal and signal complement traces positioned relative to each other to maximize broadside coupling for a matching impedance. The signal and signal complement traces are electrically connected to transmission or receive channels of the IC die. Use of a broadside coupled trace configuration alleviates routing congestion in an IC package and permits an IC to accommodate a greater number of channels within a given surface area than is possible under the prior art.