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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Michael A. Ang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexander D. Taylor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jonathan E. Starr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sai V. Vishwanthaiah, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method may be provided which controls the output impedance of a driver which includes within the driver an impedance circuit and a slew rate control. Accordingly, a desired output slew rate and a desired output impedance can be advantageously established and maintained over a wide range of variations in operating conditions, manufacturing processes and output voltage levels. Such a method also advantageously limits any crowbar current, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the driver with little, if any, degradation of driver performance.