Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Amplitude control
Patent
1997-08-25
2000-03-21
Le, Dinh
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Amplitude control
327378, 327437, 327108, 327321, 327362, 326 81, 326 68, H03K 17687
Patent
active
060407298
ABSTRACT:
An output buffer translates digital input signals which toggle between ground and V.sub.DDL to signals which toggle between ground and V.sub.DDH. The technology dielectric breakdown voltage limit is less than the magnitude of V.sub.DDH, such that use of a traditional output stage would subject transistors' dielectrics to voltages which exceed their dielectric breakdown limit, and would thus be damaged. Predrive circuits (40, 50) control output stage (70) transistors' (72, 78) gates, and voltage dropping circuits control output stage (70) transistors (74, 76). These control signals are generated specifically to maximize output stage transistor drive strengths, thereby minimizing output stage size. Output buffer functions when V.sub.DDL =V.sub.DDH, and its performance is V.sub.DDL independent. Temperature compensation is incorporated into the output buffer by deliberately offsetting temperature effects on output stage transistor drive strengths. Desired performance and temperature compensation are accomplished without subjecting any dielectrics to voltages which exceed the technology dielectric breakdown limit.
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Alvarez Jose M.
Nicoletta Carmine
Sanchez Hector
Siegel Joshua
Le Dinh
Motorola Inc.
Polansky Paul J.
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