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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 5/00 (2006.01); G05F 3/02 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 (2013.01); H03K 3/356182 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03K 19/018521 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission channel transmits high-voltage pulses and receives echos of the high-voltage pulses. The transmission channel includes a buffer with anti-memory circuitry to couple drains of the buffer transistors to voltage reference terminals during a clamping phase.