Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Increasing output amplitude of a voltage-mode driver in a low supply voltage technology
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Application No.: US14336979Application Date: 2014-07-21
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Publication No.: US10014846B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Afshin Momtaz , Adesh Garg
- Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: H03K3/00
- IPC: H03K3/00 ; H03K3/012 ; H03K19/0175 ; H04L25/02

Abstract:
An apparatus for driving a load using a low supply voltage includes a voltage-mode driver and a current source arrangement. The voltage-mode driver provides a desired termination impedance and a first portion of a desired output current to the load. The current source arrangement provides a second portion of the desired output current. The desired output current generates a predetermined voltage swing across the load, while the voltage-mode driver and the current source arrangement are powered by the low supply voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150381150A1 INCREASING OUTPUT AMPLITUDE OF A VOLTAGE-MODE DRIVER IN A LOW SUPPLY VOLTAGE TECHNOLOGY Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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