Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low voltage line driver
- Patent Title (中): 低压线路驱动器
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Application No.: US13338122Application Date: 2011-12-27
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Publication No.: US08760198B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Karthik Swaminathan
- Applicant: Karthik Swaminathan
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: H02M11/00
- IPC: H02M11/00 ; H03F3/45

Abstract:
A line driver includes a transconductance stage that senses a differential voltage present at differential output nodes. The transconductance stage replicates a fraction of the differential voltage and generates a differential output current corresponding to the replicated differential voltage. The differential output current flows through a current mirror stage that mirrors the differential output current to the differential output nodes. The line driver thereby decouples the transconductance stage from the differential output nodes. A lower line driver voltage supply (e.g., 1.8 V) may therefore supply the differential output nodes. A transconductance stage voltage supply separate from the line driver voltage supply may provide the supply voltage for the transconductance stage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130162301A1 LOW VOLTAGE LINE DRIVER Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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