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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David S. Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Xiaobao Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arvind R. Bomdica, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Balakrishna Jayadev, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
XILINX, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01); H03K 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/177 (2013.01); H03K 3/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of adjustable driver circuits having output nodes coupled to a signal line. Each adjustable driver circuit is configured to drive the signal line with a portion of a total drive strength indicated by a value of a binary control signal. The apparatus also includes a delay circuit configured to delay the binary control signal provided to each adjustable driver circuit by a respective time period unique to the adjustable driver circuit.