Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Output driver circuit
Disclosed is an output driver circuit capable of realizing reduction in power consumption, and/or enhancement in transmission waveform quality in addition to an increase in transmission speed. The output driver circuit is provided with, for example, a voltage-signal generation circuit block VSG_BK for driving positive negative output-nodes (TXP, TXN) by voltage, -pulse-signal generation circuits PGEN1, PGEN 2 for generating a pulse signal upon a transition of data input signals DIN_P, DIN_N, and current-signal generation circuit blocks ISG_BKp1, ISG_BKn1, for driving TXP, TXN by current for the duration of a pulse width of the pulse-signal. The current-signal generation circuit block executes high-speed charging of parasitic capacitors Cp1, Cp2, occurring to TXP, TXN, respectively, while executing charging of parasitic capacitors Cp1, Cp2, occurring to impedance Z0 respectively. VSG_BK decides a voltage level at TXP, TXN, in the stationary state, keeping TXP, TXN as terminal nodes at impedance Z0, respectively.
Hitachi, Ltd.
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Koji Hiroki
Fukuda Yamashita