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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael M. Green, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ; G11C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ; G11C 7/00 ;
Abstract
Method and circuitry for converting a differential logic signal to a single-ended logic signal that minimize delay. In specific embodiments differential logic signals of the type employed in, for example, current-controlled complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (C MOS) logic are converted to single-ended rail-to-rail CMOS logic levels using the regenerative action of a