Dynamically terminated bus
US6249142A · kind A · utility
15Cited by
4References
23Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0298
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Dynamically Terminated Bus (DTB) comprising a transmission line coupled to a plurality of dynamically configurable components and a bus protocol that only permits a single component to transmit at a time. Each of the dynamically configurable components can be configured as a single unbalanced complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) pull-up driver and a gunning transceiver logic (GTL) on-die, pull-up termination receiver. However, only one dynamically configurable component can be configured as the CMOS pull-up driver at a time. Embodiments of the present invention provide a high speed, DTB for coupling to the components.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.