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Question:
What is the difference between pre-emphasis and de-emphasis?
Answer:
De-emphasis, which is often used in test and validation vocabulary, and pre-emphasis,
which is commonly used in IC design and simulation, result in the same waveform shape.
The difference in terminology is due to the fact that de-emphasis considers the second
bit in a series of ones or a series of zeroes to be attenuated, whereas pre-emphasis
considers the first bit as sent with a larger drive level.
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