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Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2004
Applicants:

Yanmei Tian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yanbin Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Mubeen Atha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Harry Muljono, Union City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yanmei Tian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yanbin Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Mubeen Atha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Harry Muljono, Union City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 5/12 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for calibrating signals. The apparatus includes a unity gain detector to traverse a gain curve of an output buffer circuit to determine unity gain voltages associated with unity gain crossover points on an input voltage ramp. The apparatus further includes a pre-boost circuit to apply the unity gain voltages to at least one input/output buffer within the output buffer circuit.


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