High performance backplane driver circuit
US5594370A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/018521
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driver circuit formed from CMOS material is provided for receiving an input logic signal from an internal CMOS circuit and inducing a corresponding output signal onto a terminated transmission line. The driver circuit comprises a pre-driver inverter having an input and an output. The inverter inverts a logic state of the input logic signal. The driver circuit also includes an output transistor that provides the output signal and has a drain electrically connected to the transmission line. The driver circuit also includes a control circuit for controlling the output signal during a transition of the input logic signal from a first logic state to a second logic state. The driver circuit is physically isolated from the internal CMOS circuit.
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