Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiple-level driver circuit with non-commutating bridge
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Application No.: US15162171Application Date: 2016-05-23
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Publication No.: US10209307B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Christopher C. McQuilkin
- Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Nonwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Nonwood
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H03K17/00
- IPC: H03K17/00 ; G01R31/319

Abstract:
A multiple-level driver circuit, such as for providing several different signals to a device under test (DUT) in an automated test system, can include multiple diode bridge circuits. In an example, a first diode bridge circuit is configured to receive a multiple-valued input voltage signal, having at least two different DC voltage signal levels, at an input node and, in response, to selectively provide a corresponding multiple-valued output voltage signal at an output node. The first diode bridge circuit can operate in a conducting and non-commutated state when it is used to selectively provide the multiple-valued output voltage signal at the output node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170336473A1 MULTIPLE-LEVEL DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH NON-COMMUTATING BRIDGE Public/Granted day:2017-11-23
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