US 11,811,564 B2
Methods and systems of differential-signal receivers
Manuel Hortensia L. Meyers, Leuven (BE)
Assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,200.
Prior Publication US 2023/0134043 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 25/0292 (2013.01) [H04L 25/0272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a differential-signal receiver, the method comprising:
receiving a first differential signal on a differential-signal pair, the first differential signal accompanying a common-mode voltage that is positive relative to a reference voltage of the differential-signal receiver;
clamping, when the first differential signal is positive, an OUT+ node at a first voltage; and
clamping, when the first differential signal is negative, an OUT− node at a second voltage.