Patent ID: 6232803
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
A driver circuit, comprising:a detection circuit, configured to sense a plurality of different variable operating condition signals, and in accordance therewith, provide a plurality of operating condition dependent output signals;a selection circuit, having a plurality of output signals, configured to receive said plurality of operating condition dependent output signals, and in accordance therewith, provide an N number of enabled signals;an output circuit, having a plurality of identical segmented output modules, each of said output modules associated with a respective one of said N number of enabled signals and configured to provide a respective output driving signal, wherein said output modules receive said operating condition dependent output signals; andan encoder circuit, configured to receive said plurality of operating condition dependent output signals, and in accordance therewith, perform an encoding process on said plurality of operating condition dependent output signals to yield a reduced ratio of a shared plurality of operating condition dependent output signals; anda decoding circuit, configured to receive said reduced ratio of a shared plurality of operating condition dependent output signals, and in accordance therewith, perform a decoding process on said reduced ratio of a shared plurality of operating condition dependent output signals to yield an increased ratio of a plurality of increased output signals.