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US 2014/0232446 A1Published application
Configurable single-ended driver
AssigneeSilicon Image, Inc.
InventorsSrikanth Gondi, Roger Isaac
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a configurable single-ended driver. An embodiment of an apparatus includes an interface with a channel; and a single-ended driver to drive a signal on the channel, wherein the driver includes a mechanism to configure a termination resistance of the driver, configure a voltage swing of the driver, and configure a signal response of the driver.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an interface with a channel;
- and
- a single-ended driver to drive a signal on the channel, wherein the driver includes a mechanism to configure characteristics of the driver including the mechanism to:
- configure a termination resistance of the driver,
- configure a voltage swing of the driver, and
- configure a signal response of the driver.
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A single-ended driver to drive a signal on a channel, the driver comprising:
- a means for configuring characteristics of the driver, the means for configuring the characteristics of the driver including:
- a means for configuring a termination resistance of the driver,
- a means for configuring a voltage swing of the driven signal, and
- a means for configuring a signal response of the driver.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an interface with a channel;
- and
- a single-ended driver to drive a signal on the channel, wherein the driver includes:
- a first portion to switch on when the driver drives a first signal value on the channel, the first portion including a first branch and a second branch,
- a second portion to switch on when the driver drives a second signal value on the channel, the second portion including a third branch and a fourth branch, the first branch and the third branch being coupled together at a first node and the second branch and the fourth branch being coupled together at a second node, the second node being an output node, and
- a third portion including a capacitance branch, a first end of the third portion being coupled with the first node and a second end of the third portion being coupled with the second node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.