Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Receiver circuits for differential and single-ended signals
- Patent Title (中): 用于差分和单端信号的接收器电路
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Application No.: US13162360Application Date: 2011-06-16
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Publication No.: US08410814B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Gregory S. Scott , Vincent R. von Kaenel
- Applicant: Gregory S. Scott , Vincent R. von Kaenel
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Lawrence J. Merkel
- Main IPC: H03K17/16
- IPC: H03K17/16 ; H03K19/003

Abstract:
Receiver circuits for differential and single-ended signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, a receiver may include a first amplifier configured to receive a first signal of a differential pair of signals at a first input and a second signal of the differential pair of signals at a second input when operating in differential mode. The receiver may also include a second amplifier coupled to the first amplifier, where the second amplifier is configured to receive a reference signal at a third input and a single-ended signal at the first input when operating in single-ended mode. In some embodiments, several receivers may be used, for example, to process a differential clock signal and one or more single-ended data signals referenced to the clock signal and/or differential data signals referenced to a single-ended clock signal. In some embodiments, the delays of each signal propagating through each respective receiver may be independently adjusted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120319781A1 Receiver Circuits for Differential and Single-Ended Signals Public/Granted day:2012-12-20
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