Method And System For Split Voltage Domain Transmitter Circuits

A method for processing signals, the method comprising:

• in an integrated circuit:
• generating a pair of signals using a differential amplifier and a domain splitter, said domain splitter comprising a pair of stacked transistors with gates coupled to the differential amplifier;
• communicating the pair of signals to stacked inverters;
• and
• amplifying the signals using said stacked inverters, each operating in a different partial voltage domain, wherein each of said partial voltage domains is offset by a DC voltage from other of said partial voltage domains and wherein a sum of said plurality of partial domains is equal to a supply voltage of said integrated circuit.

A system for processing signals, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits in an integrated circuit, said one or more circuits operable to:
• generate a pair of signals using a differential amplifier and a domain splitter, said domain splitter comprising a pair of stacked transistors with gates coupled to the differential amplifier;
• communicate the pair of signals to stacked CMOS inverters;
• and
• amplify the signals using said stacked CMOS inverters, each operating in a different partial voltage domain, wherein each of said partial voltage domains is offset by a DC voltage from other said partial voltage domains and wherein a sum of said plurality of partial domains is equal to a supply voltage of said integrated circuit.