US 7,508,236 B2
Line driver device
Fermion Lai, Taichung (Taiwan); and Hao-Chang Chang, Jhubei (Taiwan)
Assigned to Infineon Technologies AG, Munich (Germany)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/507,359.
Prior Publication US 2008/0042688 A1, Feb. 21, 2008
Int. Cl. H03K 19/094 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 326—86  [326/30; 326/87] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A line driver device including an output stage, the output stage operable to provide an output current according to at least a first or a second operating mode of the line driver device, wherein the first operating mode corresponds to a class A mode and the second operating mode corresponds to a class B mode,
wherein the line driver device includes a first branch with a first portion of the output stage, and a second branch with a second portion of the output stage.