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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2024
Applicant:

SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Gwan Woo Kim, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

In Seok Kong, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Keun Seon Ahn, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sung Hwa Ok, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Eun Ji Choi, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jae Hyeong Hong, Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/01 (2006.01); H03K 3/017 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/01 (2013.01); H03K 3/017 (2013.01); H03K 19/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transmission circuit includes a plurality of driving units coupled with an input/output pad. The transmission circuit performs a data transmission operation by selecting at least one main driving unit corresponding to a predetermined driving strength from among the plurality of driving units and performs an equalization operation by selecting at least one auxiliary driving unit from among remaining driving units excluding the main driving unit.


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