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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Young-chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventor:
Young-Chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An output circuit having a variable swing level of a terminated output data signal is disclosed. The output circuit includes a control circuit configured to generate a first control signal and a second control signal in response to a voltage swing level selection signal and an output enable signal. The output circuit further includes an output driving circuit configured to, in response to the first and second control signals, perform on-die termination in an input mode and configured to control swing level of a signal output from the output circuit in an output mode.