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Method and apparatus for controlling impedance of an off-chip driver circuit

US6456124B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2000
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/164
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable impedance control circuit for a semiconductor device reduces susceptibility to power supply variations and improves impedance matching by utilizing the same power supply for portions of the array driver and for the transistor arrays used for impedance matching.

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