Patent ID: 8396164
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: H01L,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A receiving device to be coupled with a communication line, comprising: a receiving circuit configured to receive a signal transmitted through the communication line; and an impedance control circuit coupled with the receiving circuit and having a detecting part, wherein: the detecting part is configured to detect a physical value of the signal; the physical value includes at least one of a voltage, an electric current, and an electric power; the impedance control circuit is configured to change an input impedance based on the detected value so that a ringing of the signal is reduced; the impedance control circuit includes a semiconductor switching element; the semiconductor switching element includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor; the impedance control circuit further includes a gate bias circuit, a first impedance element for controlling a threshold value, and a second impedance element for controlling the input impedance; the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor is coupled in parallel with the receiving circuit; a back-gate of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor is coupled to a source side of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor through the first impedance element; a gate of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor is coupled to a drain side of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor through the gate bias circuit; and the second impedance element is coupled to one of the source side and the drain side of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.