Line driver with output impedance synthesis
US6218872A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0292
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A line driver for coupling a data transceiver to a line having a load impedance, having a transformer with a primary coil and a secondary coil with a turns ratio of N:1 therebetween. The line driver includes a shunt impedance set to a value equal to a predetermined function of N and of the load impedance, coupled between one end of the primary coil and ground. The line driver also includes a differential amplifier, having a first input coupled to be driven by a transmit circuit of the transceiver, and having an output coupled to drive the line through the secondary of the transformer, and having a second input shunted to ground through the shunt impedance and coupled to receive feedback from the output through the primary coil of the transformer.
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