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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Robert C. Lutz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas S. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus P. Piontek, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert C. Lutz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas S. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus P. Piontek, San Jose, CA (US);
Micrel Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A transmission line pre-emphasis circuit includes a primary signal path receiving a digital data stream and generating a primary output current indicative of the digital data stream, one or more secondary signal paths each incorporating a network implementing a specific transient response where the one or more secondary signal paths receive the digital data stream and generate secondary output currents representing one or more overshoot signals indicative of the transient response of the respective network. The one or more secondary signal paths have variable gain being programmed through respective DC programming signals. The secondary output currents are summed with the primary output current. The transmission line pre-emphasis circuit further includes an output loading stage coupled to generate from the summed current a pre-emphasized digital output signal indicative of the one or more overshoot signals added to the digital data stream.