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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2009
Xin Liu, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Arvind Bomdica, Fremont, CA (US);
Yikai Liang, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming-ju Edward Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohit Rathi, San Diego, CA (US);
Jinyung Namkoong, San Jose, CA (US);
Xin Liu, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Arvind Bomdica, Fremont, CA (US);
Yikai Liang, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming-Ju Edward Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohit Rathi, San Diego, CA (US);
Jinyung Namkoong, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual function differential driver includes a voltage mode differential driver portion and a current mode differential driver portion. Control circuitry is connected to the voltage mode differential driver portion and the current mode differential driver portion. The control circuitry switches the dual function differential driver between operation as a voltage mode differential driver and operation as a current mode differential driver.