Patent ID: 8593217

Claim:
A FIR filter component for a voltage mode driver, comprising: a first node; a second node; a first switching component, comprising: a first transistor having a first drain/source, a gate, and a second drain/source; a second transistor having a first drain/source, a gate, and a second drain/source; wherein the first drain/source of the first transistor is coupled to the first node; the second drain/source of the first transistor is coupled to a first output node; the first drain/source of the second transistor is coupled to the first output node; the second drain/source of the second transistor is coupled to the second node; and the gates of the first and second transistor are coupled to a first input signal; a first tunable resistor coupled between the first node and a first potential; and a second tunable resistor coupled between the second node and a second potential; wherein the FIR filter component is configured to generate a first output signal at the first output node; and wherein the FIR filter component further comprises a second switching component coupled to a second input signal, the first input signal and second input signal being a pair of differential input signals.