Digital driver with class AB output stage
US5382838A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/023
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low power (10 mW), high-speed (50 Mb/s) digital driver is formed from three analogue components: level shifter to limit the output swing, waveshaper to limit the slew-rate of the output transition, and a Class AB output stage to buffer the signal. The components afford flexibility to meet the demands of different applications. The driver can be limited to 1V swing for terminated applications such as for backplanes, or it can be limited to 1V swing for unterminated applications such as intraboard (PCB) communication.
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