System and method for effectively implementing an active termination circuit in an electronic device
US6788099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0292
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for effectively transferring electronic information in an electronic device may include a transmission line that connects a source device and a destination device. The foregoing transmission line may be implemented to include a conductor A and a conductor B for transferring the electronic information. One or more active termination circuits may coupled to conductor A and conductor B for being dynamically switched between a differential mode termination configuration and a single-ended mode termination configuration with respect to the transmission line. Control logic may be configured to dynamically place the active termination circuit into the foregoing differential mode termination configuration during a differential transmission mode. Alternately, the control logic may place the active termination circuit into the foregoing single-ended mode termination configuration during a single-ended transmission mode.
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