Patent ID: 7999579

Claim:
An output driver for two different interface standards, comprising: a pull-up control signal generating unit configured to activate pull-up control signals according to a target resistance when data to be output is a logic high data, wherein the target resistance corresponds to an interface standard selected among the two different interface standards; a pull-down control signal generating unit configured to activate pull-down control signals according to the target resistance when the data to be output is a logic low data; a pull-up output unit configured to adjust a slew rate of the pull-up control signals by varying a value of a delay used for generating the pull-up control signals according to mode information indicating the interface standard selected among the two different interface standards, wherein the pull-up output unit comprises first resistors and first capacitors configured to adjust the slew rate of the pull-up control signals and further comprises a first switching unit configured to be turned on/off according to the mode information for selectively switching on a connection between one of the first resistors to one of the first capacitors; a pull-down output unit configured to adjust a slew rate of the pull-down control signals by varying a value of a delay used for generating the pull-down control signals according to the mode information, wherein the pull-down output unit comprises second resistors and second capacitors configured to adjust the slew rate of the pull-down control signals and further comprises a second switching unit configured to be turned on/off according to the mode information for selectively switching on a connection between one of the second resistors to one of the second capacitors; and a driver configured to output the data in response to the pull-up and pull-down control signals.