Transpinnor-based transmission line transceivers and applications

An electronic system comprising a plurality of circuits, and a transmission line between selected ones of the circuits, a first one of the selected circuits comprising a driver coupled to the transmission line, the driver comprising a network of thin-film elements exhibiting giant magnetoresistance, and an input conductor inductively coupled to at least one of the thin-film elements, wherein the driver is operable to generate an output signal which is a function of a resistive imbalance among the thin-film elements and which is proportional to a power current in the network of thin-film elements, and wherein at least one dimension of each thin-film element is configured with reference to a characteristic impedance of the transmission line.

A receiver for a transmission line, comprising a network of thin-film elements exhibiting giant magnetoresistance, and an input conductor inductively coupled to at least one of the thin-film elements, wherein the receiver is operable to generate an output signal which is a function of a resistive imbalance among the thin-film elements and which is proportional to a power current in the network of thin-film elements, the receiver further comprising a termination impedance in series with the input conductor, a value of the termination impedance relating to a characteristic impedance of the transmission line.

An electronic system comprising a plurality of circuits, and a transmission line between selected ones of the circuits, a first one of the selected circuits comprising a receiver coupled to the transmission line, the receiver comprising a network of thin-film elements exhibiting giant magnetoresistance, and an input conductor inductively coupled to at least one of the thin-film elements, wherein the receiver is operable to generate an output signal which is a function of a resistive imbalance among the thin-film elements and which is proportional to a power current in the network of thin-film elements, the receiver further comprising a termination impedance in series with the input conductor, a value of the termination impedance relating to a characteristic impedance of the transmission line.

A transceiver for a transmission line, comprising:

• a driver for the transmission line, comprising a first network of thin-film elements exhibiting giant magnetoresistance, and a first input conductor inductively coupled to at least one of the thin-film elements in the first network, wherein at least one dimension of each thin-film element in the first network is configured with reference to a characteristic impedance of the transmission line;
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• a receiver for the transmission line, comprising a second network of thin-film elements exhibiting giant magnetoresistance, and a second input conductor inductively coupled to at least one of the thin-film elements in the second network, the receiver further comprising a termination impedance in series with the second input conductor, a value of the termination impedance relating to the characteristic impedance of the transmission line.