Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Nonlinear reactor systems – Parametrons
Patent
1990-10-11
1992-09-29
Westin, Edward P.
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Nonlinear reactor systems
Parametrons
307475, 307270, 365168, H03K 19017, H03K 19096, H03K 17687, H03K 1704
Patent
active
051516195
ABSTRACT:
A CMOS off-chip driver circuit is provided which includes a P-channel pull up transistor and an N-channel pull down transistor serially arranged between a first voltage source having a supply voltage of a given magnitude and ground with the common point between the transistors forming an output terminal to which is connected a circuit including a second voltage source having a supply voltage of a magnitude significantly greater than that of the given magnitude. A first P-channel field effect transistor is connected between the output terminal and the gate electrode of the pull up transistor. A first input terminal is coupled to the gate electrode of the pull up transistor through a transmission gate including a first N-channel field effect transistor arranged in parallel with a second P-channel field effect transistor, with a gate electrode of the first N-channel transistor being connected to the first voltage source and the gate electrode of the second P-channel transistor being connected to the output terminal.
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Austin John S.
Piro Ronald A.
Stout Douglas W.
Bertelson David R.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Limanek Stephen J.
Moore J. Dennis
Westin Edward P.
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