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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gene Hinterscher, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/7687 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/7687 ;
Abstract
A method as well as a bias generator and associated output circuit architecture ( ) that protects output skew voltage capabilities for the associated output circuit ( ) to a greater extent than that achievable using presently known circuit architectures and techniques. A voltage level detector ( ) comprising a differential-pair circuit detects bias voltage levels and provides a signal ( ) to skew adjusting assist devices ( ) when the bias voltage levels get close to a “choking off” voltage level. The signal ( ) turns on the skew adjusting assist devices ( ) to assist the skew adjusting devices ( ).