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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Joseph Anidjar, Asbury, NJ (US);
Joseph Anidjar, Asbury, NJ (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A circuit is described that generates multiple voltages each having a common reference point. The circuit uses a feedback control loop to generate a center voltage, a first voltage generator, and a second voltage generator. The first voltage generator generates a first high voltage related to the center voltage plus a first offset voltage and a first low voltage related to the center voltage minus the first offset voltage, where the first offset voltage is determined by a first control input to the first voltage generator. The second voltage generator generates a second high voltage related to the center voltage plus a second offset voltage and a second low voltage related to the center voltage minus the second offset voltage, where the second offset voltage is determined by a second control input to the second voltage reference generator. An example is also presented where the multiple voltage generator circuit is advantageously employed in a deserializer data acquisition system.