The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Peter D. Lapidus, Boulder, CO (US);
Peter D. Lapidus, Boulder, CO (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed, for use in an integrated circuit, an apparatus for driving a signal line in the integrated circuit. The apparatus comprises: 1) a line driver for receiving an incoming data signal and transmitting an outgoing data signal on the signal line; 2) a power source for supplying a plurality of power voltage levels to a power supply rail of the line driver; and 3) a power level controller for determining a data rate of the outgoing data signal and in response to the determination, selectively applying one of the plurality of power voltage levels to the power supply rail of the line driver to thereby modify an amplitude of the outgoing data signal.