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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Burak Catli, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Ali Nazemi, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Mahmoud Reza Ahmadi, Huntingdon Beach, CA (US);
Ullas Singh, Irvine, CA (US);
Jun Cao, Irvine, CA (US);
Afshin Momtaz, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Burak Catli, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Ali Nazemi, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Mahmoud Reza Ahmadi, Huntingdon Beach, CA (US);
Ullas Singh, Irvine, CA (US);
Jun Cao, Irvine, CA (US);
Afshin Momtaz, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for converting signals from one digital integrated circuit family to be compatible with another digital integrated circuit family. The apparatus includes a primary interface and a secondary interface to convert a differential output signal from one digital integrated circuit family for use as an input signal by another digital integrated circuit family. The primary and secondary interfaces include gain stages that are configurable to provide rail to rail voltage swings and are characterized as having single pole architectures. The secondary interface may be unterminated such that a substantially equal load is presented to both components of the differential output signal.