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Ultra-low noise port output driver circuit

US5170073A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 1991
Grant dateDec 8, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/164
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for providing digital output signals carrying large amounts of currents without generating large transients including apparatus for providing a first current path for providing current at a first rate and a first polarity, apparatus for providing a second current path for providing current at the first rate and the first polarity after a first delay, and apparatus for providing a third current path for providing current of the first polarity at a rate greater than the first rate and sufficient for a load connected thereto after a second delay equal to the first delay whereby the current available at the load has built to a level sufficient to sustain the load prior to the provision of the third current.

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