CMOS driver for fast single-ended bus
US5576640A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
12References
36Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/03834
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved CMOS driver circuit for driving a fast, single-ended, wired-or bus architecture. The driver circuit provides a user-selectable active deassertion assist feature which assists a passive terminator circuit in quickly pulling-up a data or control bus line. The resulting driver circuit provides greater noise immunity to negative voltage transients that result from impedance mismatches caused by poor cable design configurations.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.