Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bulk driven low swing driver
- Patent Title (中): 批量驱动低摆动驱动器
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Application No.: US14596772Application Date: 2015-01-14
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Publication No.: US09385721B1Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Srinivas Rajendra , Venkatesh Prasad Ramachandra
- Applicant: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Main IPC: G11C8/12
- IPC: G11C8/12 ; H03K19/0185 ; G11C16/06 ; H03M1/34 ; G11C8/10 ; G11C7/10

Abstract:
A circuit is presented to reduce power while transmitting high speed signals across a long length of wire on an integrated circuit. A PMOS is used as a low swing driver, where the PMOS is connected between the driver's output and ground. The gate of the PMOS is also set to ground, while the input signal is connected to the bulk. The output is then transmitted over the signal path to an analog receiver, where both single ended and differential embodiments are presented. For a single ended version, a reference voltage for the receiver can be provided by a second, similarly connected PMOS whose bulk has an input signal at an intermediate level of input swing at the transmitter PMOS.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160204783A1 Bulk Driven Low Swing Driver Public/Granted day:2016-07-14
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