Receiver With Resistive Voltage Divider
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMarcel A. Kossel
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Abstract
A receiver circuit is configured to receive input signals having a first reference voltage level. The first reference voltage level is a first logical high voltage level. The receiver circuit comprises an input stage comprising a resistive voltage divider. The resistive voltage divider is configured to convert the input signals having the first reference voltage level to input signals having a second reference voltage level. The second reference voltage level is a second logical high voltage level. The receiver circuit comprises a preamplifier configured to receive and amplify the input signals having the second reference voltage level.
Claims20
A receiver circuit configured to receive input signals having a first reference voltage level, the first reference voltage level being a first logical high voltage level, the receiver circuit comprising:
- an input stage comprising a resistive voltage divider, the resistive voltage divider being configured to convert the input signals having the first reference voltage level to input signals having a second reference voltage level, the second reference voltage level being a second logical high voltage level;
- and
- a preamplifier configured to receive and amplify the input signals having the second reference voltage level.
A memory system, comprising
- a memory controller;
- a memory module;
- and
- a memory bus arranged between the memory controller and the memory module;
- wherein
- the memory controller comprises a receiver circuit configured to receive input signals having a first reference voltage level, the first reference voltage level being a first logical high voltage level, the receiver circuit comprising
- an input stage comprising a resistive voltage divider, the resistive voltage divider being configured to convert the input signals having the first reference voltage level to input signals having a second reference voltage level, the second reference voltage level being a second logical high voltage level;
- and
- a preamplifier configured to receive and amplify the input signals having the second reference voltage level.
A design structure tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit, the design structure comprising:
- a receiver circuit configured to receive input signals having a first reference voltage level, the first reference voltage level being a first logical high voltage level, the receiver circuit comprising
- an input stage comprising a resistive voltage divider, the resistive voltage divider being configured to convert the input signals having the first reference voltage level to input signals having a second reference voltage level, the second reference voltage level being a second logical high voltage level;
- and
- a preamplifier configured to receive and amplify the input signals having the second reference voltage level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.