Transmit based equalization using a voltage mode driver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7227382
SERIAL NO

11048440

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A driver circuit. In one embodiment, the driver circuit includes a plurality of pull-up circuits and a plurality of pull-down circuits. The driver circuit also includes control logic that is coupled to activate/deactivate the pull-up and pull-down circuits. The driver circuit may perform emphasized signal transmissions having a voltage swing of a first magnitude or de-emphasized signal transmissions having a voltage swing of a second magnitude, wherein the first magnitude is greater than the second magnitude. The control logic is further configured to activate and/or deactivate pull-up and/or pull-down circuits such that the driver circuit output impedance in the emphasized mode is substantially equal to the output impedance in the de-emphasized mode.

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  • ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hale, Stephen C Campbell, CA 4 49
Kumar, Rohit San Jose, CA 104 485
Talbot, Gerald R Concord, MA 49 1051

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