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Line driver method and apparatus

US8896351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Lantiq Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Wenske · Freising, DE
Thomas Eichler · Munich, DE
Mario Traber · Deisenhofen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2008
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L25/0264
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a line driver circuit comprises a plurality of output stages each operable to produce an output signal and one or more pre-output stages operable to perform one or more common functions. The line driver circuit also comprises circuitry operable to selectively couple one or more of the output stages to the one or more pre-output stages based on a wireline communication technology implemented by the line driver circuit.

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