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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory J. Fredeman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Abraham Mathews, Austin, TX (US);
Donald W. Plass, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kenneth J. Reyer, Stormville, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018521 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver circuit and associated techniques include managing voltage driving an electronic device. An input signal having a first voltage level is received. Processes may perform level shifting of the first voltage level to a second voltage level. The second voltage level may be clamped, for instance, but a diode circuit. The second output voltage level may be programmable, as may be current and resistance levels of the driver circuit.