Patent ID: 9148130
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H03K,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for boosting a selective portion of a drive signal for chip-to-chip transmission across an interconnection interface comprising: a driver unit generating a drive signal responsive to an input data signal, the drive signal being provided to at least one output node for transmission through the interconnection interface, the drive signal defining a peak amplitude during a drive period; and, a plurality of boosting units coupled to said driver unit for selectively boosting a portion of the drive signal, said boosting units being selectively enabled to cooperatively boost said selected portion of the drive signal, each said boosting unit actuating responsive to the input data signal to selectively apply a boost signal in a self-timed manner to the drive signal, each said boosting unit thereby augmenting the drive signal in amplitude over a selected portion of said drive period thereof; wherein said boosting units maintain said peak amplitude of the drive signal at or above a predetermined level throughout said drive period.