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AssigneeAnalog Devices International Unlimited Company
InventorsJoseph Adut, Jeremy Wong, Eugene Cheung, Brian Hamilton, Gregory Fung
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Differential clamp circuits configured to recirculate the current in one clamp, either low-side clamp or high-side clamp, from one output of a differential signal to the other output of the differential signal are disclosed. Differential clamp circuits described herein may be particularly suitable for providing programmable clamps at differential outputs of an ADC driver and may be particularly beneficial to implement clamps that are symmetrical around an ADC's input common-mode voltage. Some differential clamp circuit described herein may advantageously present a smaller capacitive load at each output, thus reducing bandwidth degradation of the output stage. Furthermore, differential clamp circuits described herein may operate with only one control voltage, making it easier to limit the output excursions symmetrically around the default common-mode voltage.
A system configured to clamp a differential signal that is output by an electronic component, the system comprising:
A clamp circuit configured to limit voltage on a first and a second outputs of a differential signal, the clamp circuit comprising:
A method for enabling clamping of a differential signal that is output by an electronic component, the method comprising:
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