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Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Huy M. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Seong Hoon Lee, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/656 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 7/08 (2013.01); G06F 17/5045 (2013.01); H03F 3/4521 (2013.01); H03F 3/45183 (2013.01); H03F 3/45237 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for receiving reduced voltage swing signals is disclosed. A first amplifier may generate a first intermediate signal based on a difference between voltage levels of a first and second input signals, and a second amplifier may generate a second intermediate signal based on a difference in the voltage levels between the second and first input signals. A regenerative amplifier may increase a difference in the voltage level of the first and second intermediate signals using regenerative feedback and the voltage levels of the first and second input signals. A latch circuit may generate first and second output signals using the first and second intermediate signals.


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