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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Bahram Fotouhi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bahman Farzan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Exar Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and circuitry for differential output driver with monotonic output transitions. The switching sequence for the output driver transistors of the differential driver changes depending on the direction of the input signal transition. When the input makes a binary transition from high to low, each one of the output driver transistors is switched on or off at a different time based on a first predetermined sequence. When the input makes the opposite binary transition (low to high), each one of the output driver transistors is switched on or off at a different time based on a second predetermined sequence that is different than the first sequence. The predetermined sequences are designed to eliminate any possibility of a glitch or non-monotonic behavior at the output terminals.