CMOS small signal switchable, impedence and voltage adjustable terminator network and receiver integration
US6310490A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0298
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminator circuit for connection to a network can be fabricated and used within CMOS-SOI (complementary metal oxide semiconductor--silicon on insulator) for carrying small logic level signals for connecting data from a network's first circuit to a network's second circuit in which a network's input terminal connects a terminator circuit to the network's second circuit to act as a terminator on the data line passing data from said first circuit to said second circuit. The terminator circuit has a reference circuit coupled to a terminal circuit. An adjustment section provides an impedance adjustment and adjustment circuits for tuning the center voltage of the incoming voltage swing up and down. A differential receiver has a stable and well centered threshold voltage is coupled to the network input terminal for connecting the network's first circuit to the network's second circuit.
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