Transmitter with voltage and current mode drivers
US9024665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/0278
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is an integrated circuit (IC) which comprises: an input-output (I/O) pad for coupling to a transmission line; a voltage mode driver coupled to the I/O pad, the voltage mode driver having a pull-up driver and a pull-down driver; and a current mode driver coupled to the I/O pad, the current mode driver operable to function in parallel to the voltage mode driver.
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