Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Curtis B. Behmann
  • High-efficiency mixed voltage/current mode output driver
    Patent number: 6812733
    Abstract: Circuits and devices for an efficient, mixed voltage/current mode output driver. An output driver circuit includes a series terminated voltage mode driver circuit parallel with a current mode driver circuit. The output driver allows for a highly efficient driver but with an easily controllable output. It can be used for driving single ended or doubly terminated transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: John Philip Plasterer, Jurgen Hissen, Victor Lee