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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1996
Jean-Luc Jaffard, Saint Egreve, FR;
Olivier Allain Le Briz, Grenoble, FR;
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Saint Genis, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a transmission circuit of an audio/video data bus that includes a clamp connected between first and second output terminals of the transmission circuit; biasing networks for respectively biasing the output terminals during one operational mode of the transmission circuit; and switched biasing networks for respectively biasing the output terminals during a second operational mode of the transmission circuit; the switched biasing networks being controlled by a digital input signal, wherein a circuit is provided for protecting the clamp from short circuit connections to the transmission circuits voltage supply rails.
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