Differential nonlinear transmission line circuit
US5789994A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/159
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A differential nonlinear transmission line (NLTL) circuit has anti-parallel diode pairs along a balanced transmission line to generate well defined high-speed pulses with sharp positive and negative transitions from a time varying input signal. The input signal may carry an arbitrary DC bias voltage component that is suitable for digital logic circuits, such as current mode logic (CML) employing differential inputs.
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