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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Hongjiang Song, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Hongjiang Song, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/017509 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01); H04L 25/0276 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are apparatus, system, and method for improving output signal voltage swing of a voltage mode transmitter (Tx) driver. The Tx driver may use a single power supply which is the same as the power supply of the core processor. The apparatus comprises: a voltage mode driver coupled to an output node; a switching current source, coupled to the output node, to increase voltage swing of a signal on the output node, wherein the signal is driven by the voltage mode driver; and a bias generator to bias the switching current source.