Low supply voltage line driver
US6731141B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0266
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A line driver provides an output signal onto an output. The line driver includes a first current driver coupled to a first terminal of the output. The first current driver is capable of providing a first current to the first terminal that is sufficient to cause an output voltage having a magnitude Y to appear across the output. The first current driver includes a first plurality of elements to provide the first current to the first terminal of the output, each of the plurality of elements having a maximum voltage tolerance that is less than the magnitude Y.
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