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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshinobu Matsuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Seki, Yokohama, JP;
Tsunehiro Tobita, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichi Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/716 ; H03K 1/9003 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/716 ; H03K 1/9003 ;
Abstract
A bus system has a bus constructed of a plurality of signal lines for transmission of signals, first and second terminating resistors provided at both ends of the respective signal lines, first, second and third modules coupled to the bus between the first and second terminating resistors and being each operative to transmit a signal through an output circuit of open drain type, first series resistors inserted in the respective signal lines between the first and second modules, and second series resistors inserted in the respective signal lines between the second and third modules.