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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Siamak Delshadpour, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Xu Zhang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03H 11/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03H 11/02 (2013.01); H03K 17/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of redrivers and resistive units for redrivers are disclosed. In an embodiment, a resistive unit for a redriver includes at least one resistor connected to an input/output terminal of the redriver, at least one switch serially connected to the at least one resistor, and a voltage regulator connected to the at least one switch and configured to generate a termination voltage for the at least one switch. Instead of grounding the at least one resistor, using the voltage regulator can avoid large voltage jump at input/output terminals to keep connected devices safe.