Abstract: A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated optical interconnect includes disposing a layer over a substrate on which at least one optoelectronic transducer has been formed. A groove is formed in the layer in alignment with the optoelectronic transducer. A slanted mirror is formed in the layer at an end of the groove adjacent to the optoelectronic transducer to direct light between the optoelectronic transducer and an optical fiber placed in the groove.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated optical interconnect includes disposing a layer over a substrate on which at least one optoelectronic transducer has been formed. A groove is formed in the layer in alignment with the optoelectronic transducer. A slanted mirror is formed in the layer at an end of the groove adjacent to the optoelectronic transducer to direct light between the optoelectronic transducer and an optical fiber placed in the groove.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) for adjusting a duty cycle of a binary signal (36) having a high phase and a low phase. The method includes applying a delay to the binary signal to create a delayed signal, and performing a Boolean logical operation on the binary signal and the delayed signal, so as to generate an output signal (40, 52) having a duty cycle different from the duty cycle of the binary signal.

Abstract: Apparatus (28) for applying a delay to an input signal (50) includes a plurality of delay devices (40), each having an input and an output, coupled in series such that the output of each of the delay devices, except for a final delay device (51) in the series, is coupled to the input of a succeeding one of the delay devices in the series. A switching unit (34) is adapted to receive a delay selection signal indicative of a desired time delay and, responsive thereto, to couple the input signal to the input of a designated one of the delay devices, so as to generate an output signal (100) at the output of the final delay device which is delayed with respect to the input signal by the desired time delay.

Abstract: A method for sampling a data stream (22) includes receiving a segment of the data stream containing a sequence of known data, together with a source-synchronous clock signal (20), and generating a series of trial sampling clocks (60) by applying a corresponding series of different trial delays to the received clock signal The received segment of the data stream is sampled using each of the trial sampling clocks in turn to generate sampled data. The known data are compared to the sampled data to find comparison results for each of the trial sampling clocks. Responsive to the comparison results, a final delay is set, to be applied to the received clock signal so as to generate a final sampling clock for use in sampling the data stream subsequent to the segment.