Integrated circuit and method of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers, said integrated circuit comprising:
- a reference voltage;
a first data transceiver receiving said reference voltage;
a plurality of data transceivers coupled to said first data transceiver, each data transceiver of said plurality of data transceivers receiving a reference current from said first data transceiver, said reference current being based upon said reference voltage;
a current mirror associated with each said data transceiver, said current mirror propagating said reference current; and
a plurality of switches coupled to each said current mirror, said plurality of switches enabling the configuration of each said data transceiver in either a master mode or a slave mode.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to circuits for and methods of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers on an integrated circuit. According to one embodiment, an integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers comprises a first data transceiver receiving a reference voltage. A plurality of data transceivers are preferably coupled to the first data transceiver, where each the data transceiver of the plurality of data transceivers receives a reference current based upon the reference voltage from the first data transceiver. According to alternate embodiment of the invention, an external resistor is coupled to a data transceiver to generate a fixed bias current in addition to a variable bias current. A method of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers is also disclosed.
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32 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers, said integrated circuit comprising:
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a reference voltage; a first data transceiver receiving said reference voltage; a plurality of data transceivers coupled to said first data transceiver, each data transceiver of said plurality of data transceivers receiving a reference current from said first data transceiver, said reference current being based upon said reference voltage; a current mirror associated with each said data transceiver, said current mirror propagating said reference current; and a plurality of switches coupled to each said current mirror, said plurality of switches enabling the configuration of each said data transceiver in either a master mode or a slave mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers, said integrated circuit comprising:
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a reference voltage; a master data transceiver receiving said reference voltage and generating a reference current based upon said reference voltage; and a plurality of slave data transceivers coupled to said master data transceiver, each said slave transceiver receiving said reference current from said master data transceiver; and current mirrors associated with said master data transceiver and said plurality of slave data transceivers, said current mirrors propagating said reference current. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers, said integrated circuit comprising:
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a reference voltage coupled to a first node; an external resistor coupled to second node; a master data transceiver receiving said reference voltage, said master data transceiver comprising a fixed biasing block generating a fixed reference current based upon said reference voltage and said external resistor, and a variable biasing block generating a variable reference current based upon said reference voltage; and a plurality of slave data transceivers coupled to said master data transceiver, each said slave data transceiver of said plurality of slave data transceivers receiving said fixed reference current and said variable reference current from said master data transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers, said integrated circuit comprising:
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a first plurality of data transceivers positioned in a column on a first end of said integrated circuit and having a master data transceiver and a plurality of slave data transceivers; a reference voltage coupled to said master data transceiver; a reference current generated by said master data transceiver; and a bus coupling said master data transceiver to said plurality of slave data transceivers, wherein said reference current comprises a variable reference current which varies based upon the resistance of a polysilicon layer of said integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers, said method comprising the steps of:
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positioning said plurality of data transceivers in a column; coupling a reference voltage to a first data transceiver of said plurality of data transceivers; generating a first bias current based upon said reference voltage; and coupling, using a switch that configures said first data transceiver in either a master mode or a slave mode, said first bias current from said first data transceiver to the other data transceiver of said plurality of data transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a master data transceiver; coupling a plurality of slave data transceivers to said master data transceiver by way of a bus; and coupling, using switches that configure said data transceivers in either a master mode or a slave mode, a first reference current generated in said master data transceiver to said plurality of slave data transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of generating a bias current for a plurality of data transceivers, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of data transceivers in a column; coupling a reference voltage to a predetermined data transceiver of said plurality of data transceivers; generating a first reference current based upon said reference voltage; and coupling, using switches that configure said plurality of data transceivers in either a master mode or a slave mode, said first reference current from said predetermined data transceiver to each other data transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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