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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher P. Mozak, Beaverton, OR (US);

Ritesh B. Trivedi, Folsom, CA (US);

James A. McCall, Portland, OR (US);

Aaron Martin, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01); G11C 7/1057 (2013.01); G11C 29/022 (2013.01); G11C 29/025 (2013.01); G11C 29/028 (2013.01); H04L 25/029 (2013.01); H04L 25/0276 (2013.01); G11C 2207/105 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transmission line interface circuit includes a voltage regulator to control a voltage swing of the transmission line interface circuit for signal transmission. The transmission line interface circuit includes complementary driver elements, including a p-type driver element to pull up the transmission line in response to a logic high, and an n-type driver element to pull down the transmission line in response to a logic low. The voltage regulator is coupled between one of the driver elements and a respective voltage reference to reduce a voltage swing of the transmission line interface circuit.


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