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Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004

Filed:

May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jan Mulder, Houten, NL;

Yee Ling Cheung, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/22 ;
Abstract

A differential line driver includes first, second, third and fourth cascode transistors connected in parallel, wherein drains of the first and third transistors are connected to a negative output of the differential line driver, and wherein drains of the second and fourth transistors are connected to a positive output of the differential line driver. First, second, third and fourth switching transistors are connected in series with corresponding first, second, third and fourth cascode transistors and driven by a data signal. First and second compound transistors inputting a class AB operation signal at their gates, wherein the first compound transistor is connected to sources of the first and second switching transistors, and wherein the second compound transistor is connected to sources of the third and fourth switching transistors.


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