Patents by Inventor Pete MacWilliams

Pete MacWilliams has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Performing adaptive external equalization
    Patent number: 8018992
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method communicating control information for an external adaptive equalization process for a channel coupled between a transmitter and a receiver from an external agent. In this way, the external agent may control tap settings of an equalizer based on feedback information from the receiver responsive to a data pattern generated and transmitted by the transmitter. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Mellitz, Bill Samaras, Pete MacWilliams