Patent ID: 7372328

Claim:
An amplification circuit for amplifying a differential pair of input signals, comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive the differential pair of input signals; a first differential amplifier circuit coupled to a pair of output ports of the receiver circuit, wherein the first differential amplifier circuit is configured to generate a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal; a second differential amplifier circuit coupled to the pair of output ports of the receiver circuit through a transition smoothing circuit, wherein the second differential amplifier circuit is configured to generate a third amplified signal and a fourth amplified signal; a pair of output terminals including a first output terminal and a second output terminal, wherein the first output terminal is configured to combine the first amplified signal and the third amplified signal, and the second output terminal is configured to combine the second amplified signal and the fourth amplified signal; and a transition accelerating circuit coupled to the pair of output ports of the receiver circuit, wherein the transition accelerating circuit is configured to speed up a rate of signal change at the pair of output terminals during a predetermined period of signal transition.