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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsJoseph Aziz, Andrew Chen, Derek Tam, Ark-Chew Wong, Agnes Neves Woo, Marcel Lugthart
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According to one exemplary embodiment, an active termination circuit includes at least one active termination branch, where the at least one active termination branch includes at least one transistor for providing an active termination output. The at least one active termination branch further includes an amplifier driving the at least one transistor, where the amplifier has a non-inverting input coupled to the active termination output via a feedback network. The amplifier controls a current flowing through the at least one transistor so as to provide the active termination output. The active termination output can be provided at a drain of the at least one transistor, where a source of the at least one transistor is coupled to ground through a degeneration transistor and a tail current sink.
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A switchable passive termination circuit configured to operate in a transmit mode and a receive mode, said switchable passive termination circuit comprising:
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A line driver comprising:
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