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Bus termination resistance linearity circuit
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1993-06-18
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2013-06-18
Abstract
Abstract An I/O bus interface cell includes a driver circuit having an input terminal fed by a logic signal and an output terminal to produce in response thereto a drive signal having selectable rise and fall time characteristics in accordance with a reference voltage provided to the driver. The I/O cell also includes a receiver circuit having an input terminal coupled to said output terminal of said driver with the receiver disposed to latch an unresolved, unamplified received signal prior to resolving the state of the signal. The I/O cell further includes a termination circuit having a terminal connected to the output of said driver, and having a selectable impedance characteristic at said terminal, with said selectable impedance being in accordance with a reference voltage provided to an input of said termination circuit. The termination further includes a circuit to linearize the impedance as a function of the reference voltage. Preferably, the I/O cell the driver, receiver and termination circuits are fabricated on a common semiconductor substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph P. Coyle
- 👤 William B. Gist
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 21:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/026; G; G06; G06F; G06F13/00; G06F13/38; G06F13/40; G06F13/4063; G06F13/4068; G06F13/4072; G06F13/4086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal representative of a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the impedance; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance in accordance with said control signals, said means for providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals representing the desired impedance and said provided impedance, said means further including: a plurality of field effect transistors each having source and drain electrodes, with the drain electrodes of said transistors coupled together and the source electrodes of said transistors coupled together, and each transistor having a control electrode fed by one of said control signals; and means for compensating for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship to provide said desired impedance value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal representative of a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the impedance; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance in accordance with said control signals, said means for providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals representing the desired impedance and said provided impedance, said means further including: a plurality of field effect transistors each having source and drain electrodes, with the drain electrodes of said transistors coupled together and the source electrodes of said transistors coupled together, and each transistor having a control electrode fed by one of said control signals; and means for compensating for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship to provide said desired impedance value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The programmable termination of claim 1 wherein said means for compensating comprises: a transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output of said programmable termination and an output electrode coupled to an output of said means for providing said impedance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The programmable termination of claim 2 wherein said termination comprises: a passive, fixed impedance coupled to said means for providing said impedance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The programmable termination of claim 3 wherein said output electrode of said transistor is also connected to said passive, fixed impedance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal representative of a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the desired impedance, with said means comprising: a plurality of inverters, each inverter comprised of a pair of transistors with each transistor having a selected threshold voltage characteristic to provide said control signals in accordance with a magnitude of the voltage reference signal; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance, said means providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals representing the desired impedance and the impedance; means for compensating for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing an impedance to provide said desired impedance having a substantially linear relationship with said control signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal representative of a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the desired impedance, with said means comprising: a plurality of inverters, each inverter comprised of a pair of transistors with each transistor having a selected threshold voltage characteristic to provide said control signals in accordance with a magnitude of the voltage reference signal; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance, said means providing said impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals representing the desired impedance and the impedance; means for compensating for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing an impedance to provide said desired impedance having a substantially linear relationship with said control signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The termination of claim 5 wherein said means for compensating comprises: a transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output of said termination and an output electrode coupled to an output of said means for providing said impedance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The programmable termination of claim 6 wherein said termination comprises: a fixed impedance coupled to said means for providing an impedance, and wherein said output electrode of said transistor is connected to the fixed impedance and said means for providing said impedance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
99 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal related to a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the impedance; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals relating to the desired impedance and said provided impedance; and a transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output of said termination and an output electrode coupled to an output of said means for providing said impedance to compensate for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing an impedance.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
99 words
A programmable termination, comprising: means, responsive to a voltage reference signal related to a desired impedance value for the programmable termination, for providing control signals related to the impedance; means, responsive to said control signals, for providing an impedance having a non-linear relationship between said control signals relating to the desired impedance and said provided impedance; and a transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output of said termination and an output electrode coupled to an output of said means for providing said impedance to compensate for the non-linear impedance characteristic of said means for providing an impedance.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The termination of claim 8 wherein said transistor provides a resistance vs. voltage characteristic which is opposite to a resistance vs. voltage characteristic of the means for providing an impedance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The programmable termination of claim 9 wherein said termination comprises: a passive, fixed impedance coupled to said means for providing said impedance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The programmable termination of claim 10 wherein said output electrode of said transistor is also connected to said passive, fixed impedance.
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