TRANSMITTER CONFIGURED FOR TEST SIGNAL INJECTION TO TEST AC-COUPLED INTERCONNECT

摘要

In one example, a driver circuit includes a differential transistor pair (504) configured to be biased by a current source (502) and including a differential input (516) and a differential output (512). The driver circuit further includes a resistor pair (506) coupled between a node pair and the differential output, a transistor pair coupled between a voltage supply and the node pair, and a bridge transistor coupled between the node pair. The driver circuit further includes a pair of three-state circuit elements (510) having a respective pair of input ports, a respective pair of control ports, and a respective pair of output ports. The pair of output ports is respectively coupled to the node pair. The pair of control ports is coupled to a common node comprising each gate of the transistor pair and a gate of the bridge transistor.