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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Pei-der Tseng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pei-Der Tseng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte.Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Driver circuit that generates a drive waveform with a static bit swing and a pre-emphasis bit swing. The driver circuit includes an input (IN) node, a complementary input (INB) node, an output (OUT) node and a complementary output (OUTB) node. The driver circuit includes a fundamental swing determination mechanism (FSDM) that is coupled to the output (OUT) node and a complementary output (OUTB) node. The fundamental swing determination mechanism (FSDM) determines or sets the fundamental swing of the drive waveform by generating a fundamental current. The fundamental swing determination mechanism (FSDM) includes at least one switched resistor circuit. The driver circuit also includes a modulation swing determination mechanism (MSDM) that is coupled to the output (OUT) node and a complementary output (OUTB) node. The modulation swing determination mechanism (MSDM) determines or sets the modulation swing of the drive waveform by generating a modulation current. The modulation swing determination mechanism (MSDM) includes at least one switched current source. The pre-emphasis bit swing of the drive waveform is generated when the modulation current is added to the fundamental current. The static bit swing is generated when the modulation current is subtracted from the fundamental current.