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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Lsi Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Tian, Shanghai, CN;
Angelo R. Mastrocola, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Rodney J. Steffes, Farmington, MN (US);
Douglas J. Spannring, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ming Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A coupling apparatus having a first branch and a second branch is disclosed. The first branch generally comprises (A) a first switch group configured to connect an input signal to an output node through a first capacitor, and (B) second switch group configured to connect either (i) a second signal, or (ii) a ground voltage, to the output node through a second capacitor. The second branch generally comprises (A) a third switch group configured to connect the input signal to the output node through a third capacitor, and (B) a fourth switch group configured to connect either (i) the second signal, or (ii) the ground voltage, to the output node through a fourth capacitor.