Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for calibrating voltage offset of receiver data samplers in mission mode are described. The operating conditions, including the sampling threshold, of a first sampler are matched with those of a second sampler by adjusting the voltage offset of the second sampler. The voltage offset of the first sampler is adjusted in a first voltage direction until an error rate between the two samplers meets a threshold error value at a first threshold voltage offset value. The voltage offset of the first sampler is further adjusted in a second voltage direction, opposite of the first voltage direction, until the error rate between the two samplers meets the threshold error value at a second threshold voltage offset value. The voltage offset of the first sampler is adjusted to be an average value between the first threshold voltage offset value and the second threshold voltage offset value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for calibrating voltage offset of receiver data samplers in mission mode are described. The operating conditions, including the sampling threshold, of a first sampler are matched with those of a second sampler by adjusting the voltage offset of the second sampler. The voltage offset of the first sampler is adjusted in a first voltage direction until an error rate between the two samplers meets a threshold error value at a first threshold voltage offset value. The voltage offset of the first sampler is further adjusted in a second voltage direction, opposite of the first voltage direction, until the error rate between the two samplers meets the threshold error value at a second threshold voltage offset value. The voltage offset of the first sampler is adjusted to be an average value between the first threshold voltage offset value and the second threshold voltage offset value.