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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bahram Fotouhi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Exar Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9003 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9003 ;
Abstract
An input termination circuit with high impedance at power off, which includes a first transistor coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal. The input termination circuit also includes a control circuit that monitors voltages on the first and second terminals and a first voltage source. During power off conditions, the control circuit couples the gate of the first transistor to a voltage that will keep the first transistor off. The first transistor remains off even when the voltage levels at the first and second terminals vary wildly.