Nxp Usa, Inc.

Nicolas Astruc

Fabien Viemon

The disclosure relates to a transceiver physical layer interface. Example embodiments include a transmission line transceiver () comprising: first and second terminals (); a control module (); an amplifier module () connected between the control module () and the first and second terminals (); a switchable termination resistance circuit () connected between the first and second terminals (), the switchable termination resistance circuit () comprising a termination resistance () connected in series with a switch () controllable by the control module (); a pair of series connected resistors () connected between the first and second terminals (); a capacitor () connected between a node () connecting the pair of series connected resistors () and a common node (), wherein the control module () is configured to open the switch () to disconnect the termination resistance () during transmission of a signal via a transmission line () capacitively connected to the first and second terminals ().

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Toulouse, France

Nicolas Astruc