Techniques for enabling a 10BT active output impedance line driver using a low power supply
US7403041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45526
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A line driver for generating 10 BT signals is disclosed. Digital symbols to be transmitted via a 10 BT Ethernet line are converted by a digital-to-analog converter into a corresponding analog voltage signal, which is fed into an active output impedance line driver. The digital-to-analog converter also receives a reference voltage reflecting variations of the supply voltage and adjusts its output signal accordingly to provide a deliberately variable analog voltage signal to the line driver.
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