Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Snell and Wilmer
  • Patent number: 6323756
    Abstract: The data transmission device 1a of the present invention includes a driver 10 for sending data, a receiver 20 for receiving the data sent from the driver 10, a transmission line path 30 for connecting between the driver 10 and the receiver 20, and a variable impedance element 40 having a controllably variable impedance. The variable impedance element 40 is connected to the transmission line path 30. The data transmission line device 1a can reduce power consumption and occurrence of skew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takefumi Yoshikawa, Toru Iwata, Hiroyuki Yamauchi