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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Driver circuitry ( ) is disclosed, incorporating feedback circuitry ( ) inter-coupled with reference circuitry ( ) to equalize the voltage level of an output ( ) with a reference voltage source ( ) in the reference circuitry; where the driver circuitry comprises a first transistor ( ) having a first terminal coupled to a voltage source ( ), a second terminal coupled to an input ( ), and a third terminal coupled to a resistor ( ), a second transistor ( ) having a first terminal coupled to ground ( ), a second terminal coupled to an input ( ), and a third terminal coupled to a resistor ( ), a third transistor ( ) having a first terminal coupled to the output, a second terminal ( ) coupled jointly to the resistors, and a third terminal coupled to ground, and a resistor ( ) coupling the output to a voltage source ( ).