Single-ended signal slicer with a wide input voltage range
US9583155B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit. The first circuit may be configured to (i) reduce a current value in a sequence of input values that have been carried on a single-ended line of a data bus coupled to a memory channel to generate a version of the current value, and (ii) reduce a first reference voltage to generate a second reference voltage. The second circuit may be configured to slice the current value with respect to the first reference voltage to generate a first intermediate value. The third circuit may be configured to slice the version of the current value with respect to the second reference voltage to generate a second intermediate value. The first intermediate value and the second intermediate value generally define a sliced value of the current value.
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