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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Zhubiao Zhu, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Clinton Harold Parker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel Alan Berkram, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A device, including a switch configured to couple a current source with an output terminal upon receipt of a data signal, is provided. The device also includes a first variable capacitor coupled in parallel to the current source at a common node on a source terminal of the switch, wherein the first variable capacitor comprises multiple capacitive elements coupled in parallel and configured to be activated by a programmable signal, and wherein the programmable signal is selected to increase a charge transfer rate from an output terminal coupled to a load, when the switch is turned on. A system and a serial interface including the above device are also provided.