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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
William Lo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yi Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A transmitter within a line driver circuit is configured to supply data signals in compliance with the Multilevel Transmission-3 (MLT-3) protocol for high speed data communication. The transmitter comprises a pre-driver system and a final driver. The pre-driver system comprises a plurality of individual pre-drivers that are in parallel. A zero drive logic designates any number of individual pre-drivers as zero drive types, such that these designated zero drive pre-drivers are turned ON during a zero signaling state. The partially turned ON pre-driver system, during the zero state, permits the final driver to rapidly output positive and negative signals in accord with the MLT-3 protocol.