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Design structure for a serial link output stage differential amplifier

US7522000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2008
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/45702
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for protection for the transmission of higher amplitude outputs required of differential amplifiers formed by thin oxide transistors with limited maximum voltage tolerance used where compliance with communication protocol standards requires handling voltages which may, in transition, exceed desirable levels is provided by limiting the voltage across any two device terminals under power down conditions.

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