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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott McGinn, Ashton, CA;
Martin Bijman, Stittsville, CA;
Assignee:
Catena Networks, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 ; G05F 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 ; G05F 1/40 ;
Abstract
A system reduces power dissipation for a plurality of line driver circuits. The system comprises a power source for providing a voltage source for the plurality of line driver circuits and a voltage regulator coupled between the power source and the plurality of line driver circuits. The voltage regulator receives an output of the power source and provides a constant predefined voltage to an input of the plurality of line driver circuits. Having a constant predefined voltage input to the plurality of line driver circuits reduces their average power dissipation.