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Title: Balanced charge-recycling repeater link

Abstract

A balanced, charge-recycling repeater link is disclosed. The link includes a first set of segments operating in a first voltage domain and a second set of segments operating in a second voltage domain. The link is configured to transmit a first signal over at least one segment in the first set of segments and at least one other segment in the second set of segments. Each segment of the link includes at least one active circuit element configured to charge or discharge one or more corresponding interconnects within the link and a level shifter configured to shift the level of a signal on a last interconnect of the segment from the first voltage domain to the second voltage domain or the second voltage domain to the first voltage domain.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1532084
Patent Number(s):
9954527
Application Number:
14/869,759
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
B609478; HR0011-13-3-0001
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015-09-29
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Wilson, John Michael, Poulton, John W., Fojtik, Matthew Rudolph, and Gray, Carl Thomas. Balanced charge-recycling repeater link. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Wilson, John Michael, Poulton, John W., Fojtik, Matthew Rudolph, & Gray, Carl Thomas. Balanced charge-recycling repeater link. United States.
Wilson, John Michael, Poulton, John W., Fojtik, Matthew Rudolph, and Gray, Carl Thomas. Tue . "Balanced charge-recycling repeater link". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532084.
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