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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A predriver for a differential pair having a reduce voltage swing is disclosed having fast switching speed and low power consumption. The predriver includes a p-type MOS transistor, and a first and second n-type MOS transistor. The source of the p-type MOS couples to the first power supply rail. The gate of the first n-type MOS transistor couples to the gate of the p-type MOS transistor to form an input. The drain of the first n-type MOS transistor couples to the drain of the p-type MOS transistor to form an output. The drain of the second n-type MOS transistor couples to the source of the first n-type MOS transistor. The source of the second n-type MOS transistor couples to ground. The gate of the second n-type MOS transistor couples to the output. The presence of the second n-type MOS transistor alters the voltage swing of the predriver to be from the threshold voltage level to the full power supply voltage, substantially reducing the current or power consumption.