CMOS driver with minimum shoot-through current

Details CMOS driver with minimum shoot-through current CMOS driver with minimum shoot-through current

2007-09-04

2007-09-04

Lam, Tuan T. (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Signal converting, shaping, or generating

Current driver

C327S109000, C327S110000, C327S111000, C327S112000, C327S376000, C326S082000, C326S083000, C326S084000, C326S086000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11304820

ABSTRACT:
A CMOS driver with minimum shoot-through current is disclosed. The potential for shoot-through current may be eliminated or reduced with a break-before-make circuit driving an output stage. The break-before-make circuit may include a first logic element followed by a first inverter and a second logic element followed by a second inverter. The inverters may be cross-coupled to one another and/or the internal transistors may be configured with different strengths. The logic elements may be configured to eliminate or reduce potential shoot-through current paths, and the signal inputs may be controlled within a certain voltage range.

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