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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nolan D. Sharp, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sebastian Turullois, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for providing a signal to a load. A first driver receives a first input signal from within the integrated circuit and provides a first output signal at an output. A second driver receives a second signal from within the integrated circuit and provides a second output signal at an output. An electrically coupling device couples the first and second signals at the outputs of the first and second drivers to produce a combined driver signal. The electrically coupling device provides the combined driver signal to a load.