| 摘要 |
A backplane of a data processing system is configured to include a current boost circuit for each net. The boost circuit is coupled to a common point for the net and is triggered to provide a boost current in response to a detected change in a signal on the net. The boost circuit has the capacity to provide a considerably larger drive current than does the conventional driver on the circuit board connected to the backplane. Thus when a conventional driver starts to drive a signal on the net from one logic state to the other, the boost circuit detects the initiation of change and supplies a boost current to cause a rapid change in logic state. Preferably each terminal on the net is coupled to the common point by a trace which includes both a highly conductive portion and a portion including a damping impedance. The damping impedance is chosen to approximate the characteristic impedance of the trace coupling the terminal to the common point and the associated loading of that trace.
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