Input buffer
US7348809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0292
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an input buffer with a common gate amplifier having input terminals coupled to receive an incoming common mode voltage. The common gate amplifier may be configured to receive the incoming common mode voltage over a wide range of levels extending from a low end lower than a supply voltage of the input buffer to a high end exceeding the supply voltage.
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