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Methods, integrated circuits, apparatuses and buffers with adjustable drive strength

US8754695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Micron Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Umberto Di Vincenzo · Capriate, IT
Marco Sforzin · Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2011
Grant date	Jun 17, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/00
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Buffers, integrated circuits, apparatuses, and methods for adjusting drive strength of a buffer are disclosed. In an example apparatus, the buffer includes a driver. The driver includes a pull-up circuit coupled to a supply voltage node and an output node, and also includes a pull-down circuit coupled to a reference voltage node and the output node. A drive adjust circuit is coupled to at least one of the pull-up circuit and the pull-down circuit, with the drive adjust circuit configured to receive a feedback signal and, based at least in part on the feedback signal, adjust a current conducted through the at least one of the pull-up and pull-down circuits.

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