Global Patent Index - EP 0739552 A1

EP 0739552 A1 19961030 - BiCMOS CURRENT MODE DRIVER AND RECEIVER

Title (en)

BiCMOS CURRENT MODE DRIVER AND RECEIVER

Title (de)

BICMOS TREIBER UND EMPFÄNGER FÜR STROMBETRIEBSART

Title (fr)

RECEPTEUR ET EXCITATEUR DE MODE COURANT BiCMOS

Publication

EP 0739552 A1 19961030 (EN)

Application

EP 94915426 A 19940428

Priority

  • US 9404613 W 19940428
  • US 10477593 A 19930810

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9505033A1] An apparatus for reducing transmisson delay times when transmitting differential signals in an integrated circuit along long interconnect lines (10, 11) includes a current mode line driver which converts the differential signal to be transmitted into a signal that has a relatively low peak-to-peak voltage and large differential current changes. A receiver responsive to differential current changes converts the signal back into an output differential signal having peak-to-peak voltages adaptable to subsequent logic stages. A feedback circuit (Q5, Q6) coupled to the interconnect lines (10, 11) and the receiver functions to clamp the interconnect lines (10, 11) to a predetermined voltage while allowing the output differential signal to have peak-to-peak voltages greater than the predetermined voltage.

IPC 1-7

H03K 19/018; H03K 19/0175; H03K 19/013

IPC 8 full level

H03K 19/013 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/018 (2006.01); H03K 19/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H03K 19/013 (2013.01); H03K 19/017563 (2013.01); H03K 19/01831 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9505033A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9505033 A1 19950216; AU 6669194 A 19950228; CA 2164523 A1 19950216; EP 0739552 A1 19961030; IL 109757 A0 19940826; JP H09501552 A 19970210

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9404613 W 19940428; AU 6669194 A 19940428; CA 2164523 A 19940428; EP 94915426 A 19940428; IL 10975794 A 19940524; JP 50639495 A 19940428