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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Applicants:
William P. Tsu, San Jose, CA (US);
William B. Simms, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
William P. Tsu, San Jose, CA (US);
William B. Simms, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/425 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System and apparatus for capacitively coupling signals with an integrated circuit (IC) are described. Capacitive elements disposed with a transmitting IC effectively function as AC coupling capacitors for a PCIe, DisplayPort™ or other interconnect linking the transmitting IC with a receiver disposed remote there from. Integrating the coupling capacitors allows for a smaller and more economical design for the circuits that utilize the interconnect.